Cryptocurrency

President’s business interests in office have become a political flashpoint 

Large sums involved shine light on financial activities of one of Reform leader’s closest confidants 

Personal details of people with Trezor hardware wallets stolen by hackers in second ‘cold’ storage attack in two weeks 

Tokenisation of minerals is the latest attempt to bring the fervour of crypto into a new asset class 

Parliamentary group asks lenders to clarify rules for serving crypto companies 

FCA is seeking to encourage digitisation of financial markets 

Lobby struggles to pass top priority in Congress as lawmakers spar over legislation 

If the US does not set terms, crypto activity will migrate beyond American laws and law enforcement to lightly regulated foreign venues 

Customers at hundreds of unlicensed exchanges told to withdraw funds, creating openings for fraudsters 

Financial companies hope to modernise markets with the technology but systemic risks remain