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Pressure on gilt supply may also have had an impact on the gilt market. The UK will issue a new 10-year bond this week, and many strategists expect it to be issued on Tuesday.
The British government: The UK-US trade deal has come into effect today, cutting tariffs on British automotive and aerospace exports to the United States.
According to Cointelegraph, British MP Emma Reynolds said that the UK government has no plans to adopt strategic bitcoin reserves, citing the volatility of bitcoin as inconsistent with foreign exchange reserve investment principles.
The UK government has announced the appointment of Emma Reynolds to replace Tulip Siddiq, who resigned due to the anti-corruption scandal, as the new Minister of Economy, responsible for overseeing digital assets, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and the broader financial sector.
The UK government has launched consultations to explore the possibility of a nationwide ban to prevent operators of critical national infrastructure from succumbing to the demands of ransomware cybercriminals. In a proposal dated January 14, the Home Office proposed a "targeted ban" on ransomware payments to all public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure, such as energy, health services and local councils, expanding an existing ban on government departments.
According to Arkham data, the UK government currently holds more than 61,000 BTC, with a total value exceeding $6 billion. Compared with $4 billion in March, the total value of its holdings has increased by $2 billion.
According to on-chain data analytics platform Arkham, the UK government currently holds about $6 billion worth of bitcoin, which has been held for about 3.5 years since the 2021 law enforcement seizure of Qian Zhimin.
The UK government plans to publish comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations as early as next year to reassure cryptocurrency businesses about their future in the country.
The British government will draw up plans this month to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in an effort to dispel the lure of the U.S. under Donald Trump, in an effort to reassure businesses about their prospects in the U.K. According to people familiar with the matter, the Treasury Department is planning to develop two pieces of legislation on stablecoins (tokens pegged to the value of less volatile assets such as the U.S. dollar), as well as a crypto...
The Law Commission for England and Wales, which reviews and recommends changes to the law to the UK government, said it does not recommend a new legal framework for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) because they may be subject to existing regulations that require companies to obtain authorisation to operate in the UK. The independent statutory body wrote in a paper published on Thursday that if the DAO engaged in "specific activities" related to "specific investments"...
