Ethereum Classic (ETC) incoming 
@Diversify Cool, thanks. What do you think about Ethereum Classic?
There’s a nasty scam in that Tweet thread by third parties with usernames etc that are similar to the original poster. Seems like people are falling for it as well.
I’ve no real affinity for ETC tbh but have been holding it on Abra since Coinbase confirmed they’d be adding support for it. Will dump it as soon as I’ve made a decent return (nothing major as the amount I’m speculating with is nominal) as will many more I imagine. I’d draw the analogy of it being what BCH is to BTC but with less controversy.
Also, unfortunately the scams are common in the crypto twittersphere so just ignore those.
We’ve also taken major strides towards our goal of making Coinbase the most trusted and compliant brand in the space. These steps include obtaining an e-money license for our fiat operations from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), adding support for the Faster Payment Scheme, and becoming the first cryptocurrency trading platform to obtain a bank account with a major UK bank.
Inspired by the blogpost (emphasis mine), @freetrade_cal are these strides that Freetrade have made, are making, or even need to make, too? (I should probably know this already, but I’ve forgotten).
Hey Theo, hope this will partly help:
It’s here(ish) 
Anyone actually managed to do this yet? Seems they’re rolling out gradually. I don’t have the option for a UK linked account yet.
No I’ve been checking a couple of times a day and no luck yet.
Just done it now, waiting for the funds to make their way to their UK Barclays account.
If it’s enabled on your account, the Deposit button under Accounts > GBP Wallet > Deposit will be enabled and clickable.
Yeah mine’s there too. Though I dunno if I’ll be buying any more cryptos for a while.
We have received your deposit of £… on August 09, 2018 and funded your Coinbase account.
That was quick.
More interesting news from Coinbase, I know the hardcore crypto fans probably won’t like this but it’s good to have more ways to access cryptocurrencies in my opinion 
Careful about coinbase 
I am using uphold at the moment
Wow, they are expensive! And no GBP deposits.
I took a look at it after your mention, and while it looks interesting, god damn, it’s bloody expensive.
For BTC it costs 100bps, compared to 50bps for coinbase.
For gold, it costs 205bps, compared again to 50bps for glint (I’m unsure what vaulting costs, or if it’s physical gold or etfs or what not).
I guess it could be convenient, but it’s very expensive for what it is.
I ditched Uphold long time ago. There was a little hack before on coinbase to avoid the fees. You would need transfer the funds to Coinbase pro and do limit order. Like that total transaction from fiat to crypto would be free. But I think recently they started charging small fee even on limit orders. But I used it for a good year or so. Now I am waiting for cash App to roll bitcoin purchases that would make life so much easier. Amen
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