{"id":632628,"date":"2026-07-21T09:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/uk-parliamentary-group-probes-banking-barriers-for-crypto-firms\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:54:01","slug":"uk-parliamentary-group-probes-banking-barriers-for-crypto-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/uk-parliamentary-group-probes-banking-barriers-for-crypto-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"UK parliamentary group probes banking barriers for crypto firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/article-covers\/blockchainweek2020uk1.jpg\" alt=\"UK parliamentary group probes banking barriers for crypto firms\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A UK parliamentary group launched an inquiry into banking restrictions on crypto firms and consumers, including their impact on investment and competition.<\/p>\n<p>A United Kingdom parliamentary group has launched an inquiry into whether crypto businesses and consumers face barriers to banking services, including account access and restrictions on crypto-related transactions.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptouk.io\/resources\/crypto-and-digital-assets-appg-launches-parliamentary-inquiry-into-access-to-banking-services-for-the-uk-crypto-and-digital-assets-sector\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> that it would examine how the restrictions affect investment, competition and economic growth. The group said it would assess whether the restrictions are proportionate. <\/p>\n<p>Written submissions from banks, payment providers, crypto firms and other stakeholders are open until Aug. 31, after which the group plans to publish its findings and recommendations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/uk-inquiry-banking-barriers-crypto-firms\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UK parliamentary group launched an inquiry into banking restrictions on crypto firms and consumers, including their impact on investment and competition. A United Kingdom parliamentary group has launched an inquiry into whether crypto businesses and consumers face barriers to banking services, including account access and restrictions on crypto-related transactions. On Monday, the Crypto and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":632630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-632628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}