The United Kingdom is the leading country in Finance Technologies startups. The legal framework there allows innovation to prosper. That why Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems will grow rapidly there.
My friend from UK wanted to buy bitcoin from some UK based exchange, to no avail. It is crazy hard with their banking regulations to buy bitcoins fast and fees on their exchanges are horrendous.
From my experience I found it is easier to buy bitcoins in Russia that in UK.
correct. the UK is a fucking disgrace compared to almost anywhere else for buying and using bitcoin. just goes to show the power of banking when they refuse to play.