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Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme
January 26th, 2024
The National Police of Ukraine (Національна поліція України), with the support of Europol, has arrested an individual believed to be the mastermind behind a sophisticated cryptojacking scheme. The 29-year-old individual was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. Three ...
Data protection: Commission adopts adequacy decisions for the UK
July 13th, 2021
The Commission has today adopted two adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom – one under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive. Personal data can now flow freely from the European ...
About £114m of cryptocurrency has been seized by UK police
June 25th, 2021
Police make UK’s biggest ever cryptocurrency seizure as they confiscate £114m. The Metropolitan Police did not say which cryptocurrencies it had taken, or when the operation took place. About £114m of cryptocurrency has been seized by UK police as ...
FCA UK sets out its approach to international firms; Authorisation and Supervision
February 25th, 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has published early in February its approach to the authorisation and supervision of international firms. The publication explains how the FCA ...
Prospects for the UK and the pound
December 15th, 2020
This article assesses the likelihood of the pound following the dollar into monetary hyperinflation. Between March and September, the US Government financed twice as much of its spending by bond sales — mostly through inflationary QE — compared with ...
Pound climbs as UK business secretary talks Brexit trade deal ‘progress’
November 19th, 2020
The pound has continued to make a steady climb against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the UK business secretary Alok Sharma provided updates on the nation’s “progress” on sealing a Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU). ...
EU Leaders Say the UK Needs to Make some movements towards the agreement, while the pound is falling sharply
October 20th, 2020
The pound fell sharply against the dollar. EU leaders did not work intensively with the UK to reach a trade deal. They are required from Britain to make the needed moves to secure an agreement. EU leaders are ...
Venezuela wins UK court decision in battle to get its gold back
October 6th, 2020
The UK’s appeals court has ruled in favor of President Nicolas Maduro’s government in the battle to repatriate Venezuela’s $1 billion worth of gold held at the Bank of England, reversing an earlier decision. The UK High Court ruled ...
UK Pound momentum strong, Euro jumps Vs U.S. Dollar overnight
September 1st, 2020
The British Pound to Dollar exchange rate (GBP/USD) enjoyed another strong day on Monday as Sterling bulls continued to push on. Adding some extra fuel to the fire, Cable was able to post a rally in the Asian session ...
The UK financial markets regulator bars Cyprus Investment Firms
June 4th, 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued a press release to inform that has taken action to stop four Cypriot investment firms from continuing to offer ...
