Debanking Is Driving Business Out of the UK Keith Grose #217

The UK says it wants to be a global crypto hub. But banks are still closing accounts for anyone who touches Bitcoin, stablecoin holding caps are being proposed, and a Bitcoin ETN U-turn is threatening to force retail investors to lock in losses. So is the UK actually serious, or just saying the right things? Keith Grose, CEO of Coinbase UK, joins Jordan Walker to give his honest take on where the UK stands, what's going wrong, and what needs to change. Available now on YouTube and all podcast platforms. 🇬🇧 Join the UK Bitcoin Business Network: CONTACT JORDAN: X: LinkedIn: Email: hello@bitcoincollective.co CONTACT KEITH: X: LinkedIn: Chapters: 00:00 Intro and why banking apps will add crypto 00:49 Keith joins the show 01:19 Keith’s role as CEO of Coinbase UK 02:13 Is the UK serious about being a crypto hub 03:30 Keith’s background in payments infrastructure 05:22 UK vs US on innovation and regulation 08:17 What the UK must do to stay competitive 09:24 Fixing regulatory clarity and stablecoin rules 10:03 The UK culture shift around investing 12:18 Coinbase equities and why investing habits matter 13:47 Debanking in the UK why it’s still happening 15:51 Two types of debanking and why both matter 21:50 Stablecoins and Lightning practical use cases 26:21 How banks are reacting behind the scenes 30:50 Why institutions are moving faster than retail 35:32 The stablecoin holding cap problem in the UK 39:22 The Bitcoin ETN ISA mess and shifting goalposts 42:05 Making Bitcoin a normal long term holding 47:54 What a pro innovation UK framework looks like 51:00 Closing thoughts and wrap up READ OUR NEWSLETTER: LISTEN /

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Debanking Is Driving Business Out of the UK Keith Grose #217 is an episode from The Crypto Standard by Jordan Walker.

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This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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