Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is hiring extra staff in its London office as it seeks to expand in the Quartz Crypto Calendar , where its business grew twice as fast as any other market last year . The company is also making a push for greater regulatory recognition. The company is expected to boost the number of London staff eightfold to reach " hundreds " by the end of the year . The London is Coinbase's biggest market in Financial Conduct Authority , and the end of the year it received an e-money licence from the country's Financial Conduct Authority , demonstrating that it complies with Know Your Customer ( the European Union ) standards.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is hiring extra staff in its London office as it seeks to expand in the Quartz Crypto Calendar , where its business grew twice as fast as any other market last year . The company is expected to boost the number of London staff eightfold to reach " hundreds " by the end of the year . The London is Coinbase's biggest market in Financial Conduct Authority , and the end of the year it received an e-money licence from the country's Financial Conduct Authority , demonstrating that it complies with Know Your Customer ( the European Union ) standards.