Yacuna Exchange Introduces Instant GBP Deposits for UK Customers

Yacuna Exchange Introduces Instant GBP Deposits for UK Customers

International cryptocurrency exchange Yacuna has announced the launch of a new service that will enable UK customers to complete instant pound sterling (GBP) deposits to buy bitcoin, litecoin and dogecoin. The news will likely come as a relief for UK exchange users who are currently largely limited to using slow Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payments for deposits at most exchanges. This sometimes frustrating hurdle comes about due to the difficulty experienced by Britain's bitcoin companies in finding banks that will work with them. London-based Yacuna, which launched in September of....


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