Opinion

December 9, 2020

Flight of the crypto startups

With hundreds caught in regulatory limbo, UK crypto startups are running short of time and options.


Ryan Weeks

3 min read

Back in 2017, when peer-to-peer lending was all the rage, some of the very biggest platforms in the space were forced to wait nearly two years before being granted full authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK watchdog.

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