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Robinhood has been authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates U.K. financial services, to operate as a broker in the U.K. This authorization will enable Robinhoood to bring their investing platform to customers in the U.K. Additionally, Robinhood announced that Wander Rutgers was appointed President of Robinhood International. He will lead the U.K. business…
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The UK’s data privacy chief has joined the chorus of warnings over Facebook’s proposed digital currency, Libra. Elizabeth Denham, who runs the Information Commissioner’s Office, has signed a statement alongside counterparts in the US, Canada, Australia and the European Union. UK privacy chief joins warning about cryptocurrency. The statement said they have “shared concerns” over…
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The United Kingdom’s tax, payments and customs authority Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reportedly requested that digital currency exchanges provide it with information about customers’ names and transactions aiming to identify cases of tax evasion. Crypto exchanges come under fire UK’s Tax Authority Requests User Data From Crypto Exchanges: Report. According to fintech-focused…