Bitcoin Strategies for Nation States
Not having a Bitcoin policy today is as negligent as not having an internet policy in 1994. Today, Bitcoin Policy UK publishes a new...
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- Jul 9
Bitcoin Mining: Flexible Load for Sustainable Grids - A Message to the incoming Government
Today, HM Treasury announced the creation of a new National Wealth Fund, intended to unlock investment, support thousands of jobs, and...
- Jun 7
Vote for Bitcoin
Three of the five leading US presidential candidates have come out in support of Bitcoin. ETF products are launching in jurisdictions...
- Apr 4
Privacy and the Digital Pound: Resisting threats to privacy and financial freedom
The Bank of England is currently running a series of smaller working groups relating to particular aspects of their CBDC proposals....
- Mar 26
Anti-Bitcoin Britain
The UK is now a leader in fighting Bitcoin A guest post, by Bitcoms (with thanks from BPUK) It’s becoming increasingly difficult to be a...
- Mar 19
'Crypto Hub' - Aim v Reality
Bitcoin Policy UK recently attended a meeting at Westminster to discuss the current status of the UK's cryptoasset regulatory regime with...
- Feb 19
UK Regulators: Out of step with the rest of the world on ETFs? City Minister responds.
We sent an open letter on 3 January of this year to Bim Afolami MP, in his capacity as the City Minister. Our letter is copied below, and...
- Jan 12
Spokes Falling off the UK's 'Crypto Asset Hub'?
It is by now old news that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has finally approved the launch of exchange traded...
- Dec 19, 2023
Banking Restrictions on UK citizens' lawful freedom to transact - City Minister responds
We wrote earlier this year to Andrew Griffith MP, then City Minister (and now moved on to the Department for Science, Innovation and...
- Dec 8, 2023
Fact vs Fiction: Is Bitcoin boiling the oceans, or draining them? Both can't be true
Bitcoin Policy UK have released the statement below to the UK's media, following the publication of certain opinion pieces on the subject...
- Dec 5, 2023
BPUK Submission to European Securities and Markets Authority re MiCA & Sustainability Disclosures
Bitcoin Policy UK: Response to ESMA regarding the MiCA Consultation Paper 2nd Package https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023...
- Nov 30, 2023
Bitcoin and Freedom
Susie Violet Ward and Freddie New co-authored this piece in collaboration with The Centre For Digital Assets and Democracy The Centre for...
- Sep 29, 2023
Open Letter to City Minister re Chase Bank
Andrew Griffith, MP HM Treasury 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ 28 September 2023 Dear Minister We write to express our deep concern...
- Sep 25, 2023
BPUK Submission to the FCA in relation to Financial Promotions on Social Media
Bitcoin, by contrast, has no issuer, no founder, no foundation and no company behind it.
- Sep 11, 2023
Bitcoin Policy UK Appoints Bill Aronson as New CEO
Bitcoin Policy UK (BPUK Limited) is delighted to announce the appointment of Bill Aronson as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
- Sep 8, 2023
Mining the Truth: Bitcoin's Evolving Environmental Story
A shift is underway when discussing bitcoin mining's environmental impact. Recent headlines and studies are challenging old narratives,...
- Aug 5, 2023
BPUK Response to FCA Guidance consultation GC23/1
The goal of good regulation, particularly in a context where retail consumers are involved, should be the prevention of customer harm.
- Jul 18, 2023
Teaching GenZ about Bitcoin
Young people don’t have as many objections or preconceptions about bitcoin and ask thoughtful probing questions that will help develop under
- Jun 22, 2023
BPUK Response - The taxation of decentralised finance (DeFi)
BPUK Response “The taxation of decentralised finance (DeFi) involving the lending and staking of cryptoassets"
- Jun 15, 2023
BPUK Response - House of Commons Treasury Committee’s “Regulating Crypto – Report Summary”
BPUK’s Response - House of Commons Treasury Committee’s “Regulating Crypto – Report Summary”
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