Is Bitcoin Mining Legal in the UK? Tax, Theft and the FCA
Is bitcoin mining legal in the UK? What HMRC's manual says about taxing mined coins, where electricity theft starts, and where the FCA's line falls.
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What Is the Crypto Appropriateness Test in the UK?
The quiz before your first UK crypto purchase is the FCA's appropriateness assessment: what COBS 10.2 requires, the 12 matters it should cover, retakes.
UK Crypto 24-Hour Cooling-Off: What It Is and Who Must Wait
FCA rule since 8 October 2023: first-time investors wait 24 hours with each crypto firm, then reconfirm. What you can do meanwhile; what CoinJar blocks.
My Exchange Isn't FCA Authorised: What Happens to My Crypto?
Three states a UK crypto exchange can be in when the FCA regime starts on 25 October 2027, and what each means for existing contracts and new ones.
Recap, Reviewed: The UK-Built Crypto Tax Tool, Plan by Plan
Recap sells three annual plans for UK crypto tax reporting — £119, £219 and £349 ex VAT. What each tier actually buys, what the entry price withholds, and why no tax tool moves the liability off you.
HMRC Publishes Its First Crypto Gains Numbers
The annual Capital Gains Tax statistics gained a new Table 10 on 27 August — the first official figures on declared cryptoasset gains. What the data counts, and what it does not.
Binance, Through a UK Lens: Read the Footer
Binance answers the FCA question itself, in its own footer. What its UK disclosure actually says, which regulator stands behind the service, and what a gateway application would and would not change.
The Bank of England's New Objective on Digital Money
Ministers will hand the Bank a secondary objective covering innovation in payment systems and digital money, stablecoins included. What a secondary objective actually is — and what it is not.
CoinJar UK, Reviewed: Two Doors, Two Prices
The same firm charges a UK buyer 1% in the app and 0.10% on its own exchange. A look at CoinJar's published fees, the UK status it claims for itself, and the gateway deadline now sitting a month away.
Uphold, Through a UK Lens
The venue whose own small print contradicts the affiliate listicles: what Uphold's two-tier UK status actually covers, where the safeguarding stops, and what the one-price model hides.
Why Your Exchange Wants Your Tax Details
UK cryptoasset firms have had to collect customer and transaction information since January under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework. What the self-certification prompt means — and what it does not.
Stablecoin Rules Land
The FCA is finalising rules for firms and stablecoin issuers under the new UK regime. Here's what issuer regulation means in plain English — and what it doesn't promise.
Gemini, Through a UK Lens
The custody-first exchange examined from Britain: what the security pitch is actually worth to a UK user, and where the fees and the thinner UK product bite.
Market-Abuse Rules Take Shape
The FCA's cryptoasset market-abuse consultation closed on 10 August. Here's what a market-abuse regime means in plain English, and what the regulator has said comes next.
Kraken, Through a UK Lens
How the veteran exchange looks from Britain as the authorisation era approaches: registration posture, GBP rails, and the product gaps UK users actually face.