Gunnercooke becomes the first law firm in the UK to accept payments in Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Gunnercooke, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the UK has officially announced on their website and Twitter page that it now accepts payment in cryptoassets for legal and professional services, claiming to be the first major law practicing firm in the UK to do so.

They noted that they've partnered with cryptoassets exchange coinpass to make the exchanges and have now accepted their first crypto payment from their client, Attestant

Gunnercooke provides a wide range of corporate and commercial legal services to businesses, banks, and financial institutions.

Cryptoassets is an exchange registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Gunnercooke tweeted;

"We’re delighted to announce that we are now the first major UK law firm to officially accept payment in cryptoassets. We’ve partnered with @coinpassglobal to make the exchanges and have now accepted our first payment from client @AttestantIO"

This, however, demonstrates that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, are increasingly being accepted as a form of payment by all sectors.