Owner of 8K bitcoin lost in landfill threatens to bankrupt local council
James Howells is preparing to sue a UK council for $557M (£446M) in damages and permission to find his bitcoin in a landfill.
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UK families face huge tax bills for locked crypto left by dead traders
The UK's 40% tax rate means that £100,000 in inherited crypto could still incur a £40,000 bill, even if bereaved families can never spend it.
UK woman racks up $50K debt in ‘Martin Lewis’ bitcoin scam
Scammers used the likeness of UK Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis to legitimize a fake bitcoin investment that led to thousands in loan debt.
Two-thirds of UK crypto firms skip vital ‘know your business’ checks
Research also showed that 70% of high street banks and 56% of challenger banks don't carry out necessary 'know your business' verification.
Pub owner convinced ‘hundreds’ in UK village to invest in shitcoin
The quaint village of Winchmore Hill invested in the crypto Koda, only for it to plummet in price soon after. Entire life savings are gone.
Two sentenced after Telecoin crypto scam ended by ‘Operation Curry’
Ross Jay and Michael Freckleton lured investors with talk of a lucrative crypto market but stole £500k using the fictitious Telecoin token.
Drug gang used Coinbase to launder crypto from prison
The 12-strong drug gang was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court for selling 40kg of cocaine as well as ecstasy and other class-A drugs.
Worldcoin eyed by UK data watchdog day after launch avoided US
Sam Altman's dodgy crypto project Worldcoin is about to get probed in the UK, just days after launching in 20 countries -- but not in the US.
IT guy jailed for ‘piggybacking’ $390k bitcoin blackmail plot
Ashley Liles was supposed to investigate a 2018 data breach but instead switched the blackmailer's bitcoin wallet address with his own.
Nomo Bank latest in UK to block Binance payments
London-based Nomo Bank announced that it would block Binance in line with stricter regulations and banking norms in the UK.