Stand With Crypto logs 10,092 complaints over blocked UK crypto transfers

British crypto buyers have a problem, and it usually starts at their own bank. Stand With Crypto UK says it collected 10,092 complaints about blocked or restricted transfers to crypto platforms over a 90-day stretch. The most surprising name at the top of the list is Lloyds Banking Group. It drew more complaints than any other lender, even though it has no published policy restricting crypto transfers. Inside the complaint data The report is titled “Blocked: Britain’s Crypto Access Problem.” It covers submissions made between May and August 2026 through the group’s online complaint tool. A total of 9,803 people filed the 10,092 complaints. That gap suggests some users hit a wall more than once and decided to say so again. Every complaint concerned moving ordinary money, or fiat, to platforms registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). These are exchanges the UK regulator has already approved to operate, not offshore venues of uncertain origin. Lloyds Banking Group, which also owns Halifax and Bank of Scotland, led the count with 2,297 complaints. That works out to over 22% of all submissions. Barclays came second with 1,569 complaints. NatWest Group followed with 1,278. ...