COINBASE ACROSS THE POND: BITCOIN EXCHANGE OPENS IN UK

Coinbase, a leading Bitcoin payment processor and the first licensed Bitcoin exchange in the US, opened an exchange and online bitcoin wallet service in the UK on Tuesday.
Coinbase enters one of the financial capitals of the world in the UK as the San Francisco-based company now allows people to transfer from GBP into bitcoins and vice versa.
The timing of the announcement is fitting for a couple of reasons.
For one, just last month Britain announced it would regulate digital currencies in ‘constructive’ ways, placing exchanges under anti-money laundering and know your customer regulations.

This post was published at Crypto Coins News on 29/04/2015.