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Bitcoin Policy UK
Bitcoin Policy UK was set up by volunteers to give Bitcoin a voice in UK policy. This page records its work with Parliament, MPs and policymakers, including its 2026 manifesto, a briefing paper for a House of Lords roundtable, a submission to the Crypto and Digital Assets APPG and its Contact My MP app.
Alongside this collective work sits Susie Violet Ward’s reporting on how Westminster and government have approached Bitcoin, central bank digital currencies and digital identity.
BPUK work with Parliament and policymakers
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17 August 2026 · Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group
Published by Bitcoin Policy UK
Argues that blanket bank restrictions still hit lawful Bitcoin activity almost three years after Bitcoin Policy UK first raised them with the City Minister. It calls for individual risk-based assessment, transparency and appeal rights, and separate treatment of Bitcoin.
Read the summary on pressfilesREAD SUMMARY →
Read the submission (PDF)BITCOINPOLICY.UK →
BPUK blog summary: Bitcoin and Crypto Still Locked Out of BankingBITCOINPOLICY.UK →
Earlier BPUK briefing paper for the same APPG (4 March 2024)RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS →
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February 2026 · Every MP
2026 Bitcoin Policy UK Manifesto
Published by Bitcoin Policy UK
Sent to every MP. A four-point agenda: remove restrictive rules, reverse the retail Bitcoin ETF ban, capital gains tax exemptions, and wider beneficial reform.
Read the 2026 manifesto (PDF)BITCOINPOLICY.UK →
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1 October 2025 · House of Lords roundtable
Published by Bitcoin Policy UK
Presents Bitcoin as a strategic opportunity for the UK and argues that the FCA's “restricted mass market investment” category drives activity offshore and increases consumer vulnerability.
Read the summary on pressfilesREAD SUMMARY →
Read the briefing paper (PDF)BITCOINPOLICY.UK →
BPUK blog summary: Bitcoin for the UK: Our Briefing Paper for the House of LordsBITCOINPOLICY.UK →
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August 2025 · MPs and the public
Contact My MP
Bitcoin Policy UK
Bitcoin Policy UK launched Contact My MP to make it easier for people to contact their MP about Bitcoin policy. The service has since closed after the project's running costs became unsustainable.
Coverage: This App Sends Your MP A Message In 1 ClickBITCOIN MAGAZINE →
Reporting and commentary
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Forbes · 22 October 2026
GOV.UK One Login and GOV.UK Wallet after the cancellation of the national digital ID scheme, with evidence from a Public Accounts Committee hearing.
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Forbes · 8 October 2026
HMRC's consultation on new information powers over cryptoasset businesses, with ministers yet to decide on the reforms.
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Forbes · 20 August 2026
Parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on government reliance on Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Palantir.
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Forbes · 17 June 2026
The government's planned social media ban for under 16s and the age checks needed to enforce it.
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Forbes · 3 October 2025
Digital ID at the Labour Party conference, the UK's bitcoin holdings and an unanswered question to the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
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Forbes · 13 October 2024
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee called the UK proposal “a solution in search of a problem.”
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Forbes · 11 January 2024
Then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's aim of making the UK a crypto hub.
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City A.M. · 23 August 2023
Written while the Online Safety Bill was going through Parliament, with encryption concerns raised by David Davis MP.
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City A.M. · 13 June 2023
A Westminster Hall debate held after the Crypto and Digital Assets APPG report.
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City A.M. · 8 June 2023
The Bank of England and HM Treasury consultation on a retail digital pound.
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City A.M. · 7 February 2023
Written as the government prepared to publish its CBDC roadmap under then Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
Coverage and appearances