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Coinbase has enabled Apple Pay, allowing for immediate conversions between fiat currencies such as dollars and pounds and crypto currencies. The new feature is accessible through Coinbase Onramp, which facilitates fiat payments for eligible users of the Coinbase app. In a statement announcing the update on 2 December, Coinbase said it would make for “a […]
Around a third of the British public falsely believes they could raise a complaint with the FCA if something goes wrong with a cryptocurrency investment. That is according to the results of a YouGov survey commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which also found awareness of crypto has risen to 93% from 91% one
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eToro won Best Cryptocurrency Platform at the Good Money Guide Awards this year, as they did last year, because they’re an excellent platform for general investing and cryptocurrencies. They carefully vet the cryptocurrencies they offer, focusing on mainstream options rather than more speculative, lesser-known coins. Richard BerryRichard is the founder of the Good Money Guide
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reiterated its rules against selling cryptocurrency products such as exchange traded funds (ETFs) to retail investors. The UK financial services regulator told Citywire earlier this week that such products remain “ill-suited” for retail investors, despite rising investor interest. In doing so, the FCA is sticking to the line it
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Actually yes, I’d say that eToro is a good crypto broker. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly eToro has quite a diversified range of other markets to trade, so if crypto only forms a small part of your investing portfolio (as it should do) you can also invest in other things like UK
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Cryptocurrency prices do not move in the same way as share prices, although there are some similarities. Crypto prices are exceptionally volatile, for example, Bitcoin‘s price rallied from around $10,000 in early 2020 to an all-time high of nearly $69,000 in November 2021, then dramatically fell back below $20,000 within 6 months. The second most
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‘Higher for longer’ was the common view back in 2022. That changed last year when banks started collapsing (remember the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse?) Investors turned dovish on rates last autumn after a batch of weak data. That view launched a gigantic market party shortly after. The global blue-chip equity
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In this conversation, I interview Simon Peters, a crypto analyst at eToro, about the Bitcoin ETF and its impact on the cryptocurrency market. For more information read our full eToro review. Video Interview Summary We discuss the role of institutional investors, the opportunity for retail investors, the lacklustre price action of the Bitcoin ETF, inflows
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The FCA clamps down on the third-party approval of crypto financial promotions catching Binance off-guard. The regulator hasn’t moved against Binance itself, rather it has restricted the ability of Rebuildingsociety.com Ltd to approve financial promotions. Rebuildingsociety’s financial promotion approval ban Binance had been using Rebuildingsociety.com Ltd to approve its crypto marketing and promotional efforts in the
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J.P. Morgan’s UK banking arm Chase UK will stop its customers from buying cryptocurrencies from next month. Chase UK will stop its customers buying cryptocurrencies in the UK next month as it looks to clamp down on the number of criminals that are using digital assets to target bank customers. Chase Bank UK to ban cryptocurrency
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