The Faster Payments service (basically instant UK bank transfer to the exchange) has just been halted on Coinfloor as a result of the Isle of Man news last night. UK Banks cockblocking ...
Sure, it's a tiny exchange, but it is not good for UK BTC business.
http://blog.coinfloor.co.uk/
Indeed.. however, Mr Osborne and others, are being asked, for clairty on the situation, i.e it is all very well and good that he wants London/UK to become a Bitcoin/cryptocurrency hub, however he needs to let the banks know as well.
(Edit: although I imagine that they are currently eyeballing Thursdays referendum and having a WTF moment in Westminster and Whitehall)
What Osborne says and what he does don't seem to have much of a correlation IMO. The gov does its best to protect the banks at every turn, with the occasional morsel thrown to the public for PR it seems. I would be very surprised if he was unaware of this latest move against BTC in The Isle of Man.
And yeh, lol, I imagine there are a few bricks being shat in Westminster ATM!!
Agreed but that is why = find your local MP's here https://www.writetothem.com/ use your voice.