London

Crypto Insurance Firm Raises $14M Despite Bear Market

Evertas, the cryptocurrency insurance firm that received a nod from Lloyd’s of London earlier this year, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by Polychain Ca...

By CoinDesk Inc

Dec 12, 2022 at 6:57 p.m. UTC

Dec 12, 2022

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Finance

Court

London Court Orders Six Crypto Exchanges to Share Client Details to Assist in $10.7M Fraud Case

The unnamed crypto exchange traced $1.7 million of the stolen funds after being hacked for $10.7 million in 2020.

By Oliver Knight

Nov 30, 2022 at 11:11 a.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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Policy

Craig wright

Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Wright Put Forward 'False Evidence,' Will Receive Damages of One British Pound

Wright had sued McCormack for libel after the popular podcaster called him "a liar" and "a fraud" in 2019.

By Jamie Crawley

Aug 1, 2022 at 12:26 p.m. UTC

Aug 1, 2022

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Finance

Bcb group

Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Hires Deputy CEO to Expand Internationally

Noah Sharp joins from Paysafe, where he was employed as chief banking officer.

By Will Canny

Jul 21, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2022

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Finance

Hedge fund

UK Crypto Hedge Fund Weathers Market Storm With Arbitrage Strategy

Nickel Digital Asset Management’s arbitrage fund is only down about 0.6% this year, compared to bitcoin’s drop of roughly 40% and the Nasdaq’s dip of 24%.

By Michael Bellusci

May 27, 2022 at 6:46 p.m. UTC

May 27, 2022

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Finance

Acquisitions

Crypto VC Fund Pluto Digital to Go Public in Reverse Takeover of NFT Investments

NFT Investments is listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market in London.

By Jamie Crawley

Jan 24, 2022 at 10:56 a.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2022

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Consensus Magazine

Ethereum

The State of Ethereum’s Fee Market

What was the motivation for EIP 1559 and, after four months, what real impacts on Ethereum have we seen?

By Edward Oosterbaan

Jan 5, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 5, 2022

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Learn

Blockchain university

Top Blockchain University: University College London

Ranked seventh and located in the heart of a global financial center and intensely multicultural city, UCL has been able to position itself as a leading site of blockchain ent...

By CoinDesk Staff

Nov 23, 2021 at 9:56 p.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2021

Beginner

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