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UK Financial Watchdog Considers Lifting Ban on Crypto ETPs for Retail Investors

UK Financial Watchdog Considers Lifting Ban on Crypto ETPs for Retail Investors

In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering whether to end its prohibition on crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs). This is what the proposed amendment to UK regulation would do for retail investors. This decision marks a new direction for the UK’s approach to regulation of the rapidly...

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Crypto ETPs In UK? 3 Risks Retail Investors MUST Know First

Crypto ETPs In UK? 3 Risks Retail Investors MUST Know First

Meanwhile, the UK is preparing to open the floodgates for retail investors to put their money into crypto ETPs. Whitehall can hardly hide its glee at the opportunity to improve the UK’s global cryptocurrency competitiveness. Before you get too excited, here’s where we need to add a little cold water....

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Bit Digital's Staking Gamble Smart Pivot or Risky Bet?

Bit Digital's Staking Gamble Smart Pivot or Risky Bet?

Bit Digital is betting the farm. They’re promoting the sale of these shovels in order to purchase the lottery tickets. They're ditching Bitcoin mining, the digital equivalent of the California gold rush, for Ethereum staking, which, let's be honest, sounds a lot less rugged and a lot more…regulated. Whether this...

Bit Digital's Ethereum Bet: 3 Reasons It's a Genius Move

Bit Digital's Ethereum Bet: 3 Reasons It's a Genius Move

Alright, let’s be real. When I first learned that Bit Digital was abandoning Bitcoin mining in favor of Ethereum staking, I have to admit my first response was dubious. A company that’s been foundational to the build out… suddenly bailing? It sounded crazy. The further I dug, the more apparent...

Altcoin ETF Approval A Double Edged Sword 3 Risks to Watch Out For

Altcoin ETF Approval A Double Edged Sword 3 Risks to Watch Out For

The buzz is building. Look out BTC, altcoin ETFs are on their way! The SEC seems to be getting a little more friendly towards it, especially with regards to Solana. We're seeing applications amended, deadlines looming, and even whispers of BlackRock jumping into the XRP game after the Ripple case...

Bitcoin Mining's Dirty Secret 2025: Is It Still Worth the Risk?

Bitcoin Mining's Dirty Secret 2025: Is It Still Worth the Risk?

Let's be blunt. The Bitcoin gold rush? It’s increasingly shaping up to be a fool’s errand come 2025. This really is more than a small blip in profitability. That is a dramatic and potentially catastrophic turn in the risk-reward equation. The shiny allure of digital gold is masking a growing...

5 Reasons Why Altcoin ETF Approval Will Unleash Crypto Summer 2.0

5 Reasons Why Altcoin ETF Approval Will Unleash Crypto Summer 2.0

The air is just crackling with excitement, right? Or maybe that’s just the Crypto Summer 2.0 that you can almost taste on the horizon. Forget the lukewarm spring we just had. This is about to be a full-blown heatwave, fueled by something even more potent than Bitcoin: Altcoins. And what's...

CleanSpark's Bitcoin Bonanza: Smart Strategy or Fleeting Fortune?

CleanSpark's Bitcoin Bonanza: Smart Strategy or Fleeting Fortune?

CleanSpark's recent headlines are hard to ignore: 685 Bitcoin mined in a single month, $61 million in revenue, and a hashrate reaching 50 EH/s. They have a Bitcoin treasury that makes them the seventh largest company by market capitalization — as publicly traded companies go. Before we hand them the...

CleanSpark's $74M Bitcoin Haul Proves Crypto is the Future, Boomers!

CleanSpark's $74M Bitcoin Haul Proves Crypto is the Future, Boomers!

Looking to learn all of this and more? Look no further! The future just smacked you upside the head with a $74 million Bitcoin boom! CleanSpark just recently brought in a jaw-dropping $40 million worth in Bitcoin! This counter, as it ticks up, shouts that crypto is not a passing...