London

COVID-19

Binance Gives 27,000 COVID-19 Masks to UK National Health Service

Ian AllisonJul 7, 2020

Binance has donated 27,000 KN95 masks worth over $60,000 to the U.K. National Health Service’s Pru Trust to aid the fight against COVID-19.

Funding Rounds

London-Based Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $8M for Expansion Overseas

Paddy BakerFeb 17, 2020

Copper uses its "Walled Garden" infrastructure to allow clients to trade crypto assets more securely from custody.

EIP 1559

Ethereum’s ‘EIP 1559’ Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July

William FoxleyMar 5, 2021

A large majority of Ethereum miners are against the proposal. But that hasn’t stopped developers from scheduling the upgrade for July.

Bitcoin

Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX

Alyssa HertigFeb 7, 2020

At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto.

Regulation

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws

Leigh CuenDec 13, 2019

Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

London

Ripple

R3 Doubles London Office Space for Blockchain Hiring Spree

Ian Allison

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 is doubling its office space in London to accommodate a hiring spree.

London

Blockchain Firm SETL Sidesteps Insolvency to Return as Leaner New Entity

Yogita Khatri

Blockchain infrastructure firm SETL, which filed for insolvency in March, is back as a new entity formed by its management team.

London

Creditor Takes Crypto Startup London Block Exchange to Court

Ian AllisonAnna Baydakova

A law firm has taken the London Block Exchange to court saying it's owed money, but the startup's CEO has denied it is going out of business.

London

London Metal Exchange Backs Plan to Track Physical Metals With Blockchain

Yogita Khatri

The London Metal Exchange is said to be supporting an initiative to better track physical metals using blockchain tech.

Exchanges

How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year

Brady Dale

BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing.

London

Funds Network Calastone to Roll Out Blockchain Settlements in 2019

Yogita Khatri

Calastone, the U.K.-based operator of a transactions network for investment funds, is moving settlement to a blockchain by May 2019

London

Ethereum Startup ConsenSys Opens New London Office

Brady Dale

Ethereum development startup ConsenSys is expanding to London.