Banks borrow £123B in Bank of England short-term repo operation, smashing previous records

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has raised $9.4 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires in the first quarter of 2026, helping it collect more donations than either Labour or the Conservative Party. According to newly released UK political donation records, crypto…

US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued building exposure.

PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised images UK politics live – latest updates Elon Musk is “interfering in our politics” and attempting to create division, Keir Starmer has said in a significant toughening of government language about the X owner. It comes after weeks of posts by Musk on his social media platform about the murder of Henry Nowak, many of which have used far-right themes and talking points. Continue reading...

Professional investors cut their bitcoin ETF exposure sharply during the first quarter of 2026, but fresh filings show banks, advisors, and sovereign entities continued adding positions despite a deep market downturn. The Great Bitcoin ETF Shakeout, Coinshares Shows Which Investors Lost Conviction According to a recent report from Coinshares Digital Asset Analyst Matt Kimmell, professional […]

Russia has sanctioned 17-year-old British student Alexander Browder after his crypto research helped UK officials target a ruble-backed stablecoin network accused of moving funds for Moscow’s war economy. TASS, Russia’s state news agency, reported Tuesday that Browder was one of…

XRP and SWIFT are often presented as rivals in the race to modernize global payments, but a recent argument suggests otherwise. Rather than a winner-takes-all battle, the latest developments point toward a financial environment where traditional banking infrastructure and blockchain-based settlement systems operate side by side. That perspective raises an important question: is the long-running […]

Six Republican senators have called on U.S. banking regulators to develop new capital standards for digital assets as Congress moves forward with legislation that could expand banks’ involvement in the crypto sector. According to a statement released Thursday, Senator Cynthia…

The CEO of financial services titan JPMorgan Chase says banks will fight back against the CLARITY Act, the landmark crypto bill that seeks to establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and digital assets in the US.  In a new interview, Jamie Dimon takes aim at the proposed legislation saying that it lacks adequate guardrails to […] The post JPMorgan Chase CEO Speaks Out Against Clarity Act, Says Banks Will Fight Bill in Upcoming Markup appeared first on The Daily Hodl.