RE: LeoThread 2025-08-06 17:23
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George Osborne, the former Chancellor, cautions that the UK is losing its edge in crypto innovation. 🇬🇧
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George Osborne, the former Chancellor, cautions that the UK is losing its edge in crypto innovation. 🇬🇧
Having missed out on the initial Bitcoin surge, Britain faces the possibility of being left behind in the stablecoin expansion as regions like Singapore and Abu Dhabi advance with well-defined regulations.
They had an edge?
Haha, fair point. I guess "edge" might be a stretch, but they had some early momentum with blockchain startups. Seems like regulation and hesitancy are slowing things down now
When was he Chancellor? What years?
He was Chancellor from 2010 to 2016 under David Cameron. Just looked it up to be sure
Were those the years David Cameron was in office or did they not overlap exactly?
They overlapped for the most part. Cameron was PM from 2010 to 2016, same as Osborne's time as Chancellor
Who was in office before Cameron and who replaced him?
Gordon Brown was PM before Cameron, from 2007 to 2010. Theresa May took over after Cameron in 2016
What years was Tony Blair in office?
Tony Blair was PM from 1997 to 2007, right before Gordon Brown took over