UK consumers filed over 10000 complaints about banks restricting cryptocurrency purchases

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【Stand With Crypto: UK 90 days received over 10000 complaints about bank-transfer restrictions on cryptocurrency】

According to a report by cryptocurrency advocacy organization Stand With Crypto (SWC), UK consumers submitted May to August this year through its online tool 10,092 complaints about banks restricting cryptocurrency purchases, involving 9,800 users and covering all 650 parliamentary constituencies in the UK. Lloyds Banking Group, including Halifax and Bank of Scotland, received 2,297 complaints, accounting for approximately 23%of the total; Barclays and NatWest Group received 1,569 and 1,278 complaints, respectively. The report stated that although the UK government is committed to establishing a comprehensive cryptoasset regulatory framework to attract related businesses, bank-transfer restrictions may still hinder consumers from using compliant trading platforms.SWC cited research from the Cryptoassets Business Council UK stating that over the past 12 months, approximately FCA of transfers initiated to cryptocurrency exchanges registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (40%) were blocked or delayed.

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According to a Stand With Crypto report, UK consumers submitted May to August this year 10,092 complaints related to this issue, involving 9,800 users.
The complaints covered all 650 parliamentary constituencies in the UK.
Lloyds Banking Group received 2,297 complaints, Barclays received 1,569 complaints, and NatWest Group received 1,278.
SWC Citing research from the Cryptoassets Business Council UK, it said that over the past 12 months, approximately 40%of transfers initiated to exchanges registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority were blocked or delayed.

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The report said that some UK banks restrict or delay transfers related to cryptocurrency purchases and exchanges.

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If the relevant data are verified, bank restrictions could make it more difficult for consumers to use compliant cryptocurrency platforms.

This means that even if a trading platform is registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority, related bank transfers may still be blocked or delayed.

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The information comes from a report by a cryptocurrency advocacy organization and was relayed through a Telegram channel.
The number of complaints and the approximately 40%proportion of transfers blocked or delayed have not been independently verified by sources in the original text.
The original text does not provide the complete research methodology or responses from the banks and regulators.

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