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Lord Philip Hammond isn't angry. He's just "disappointed". Or at least, that's how he feels about the UK’s progress on regulating cryptocurrency.

Speaking exclusively to Financial News, the former chancellor-turned-crypto enthusiast criticised the government for thus far failing to turn the UK into a crypto leader, as the EU presses ahead with plans for a new rulebook.

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