FCA


Policy

UK FCA Orders Operators to Shut Down Crypto ATMs

Any crypto ATMs in the U.K. are operating illegally, the financial watchdog said.

The FCA's website.

Policy

UK FCA Opened Over 300 Crypto-Related Cases in 6 Months of 2021

The regulator has 50 live investigations into businesses that have not registered with it.

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Opinion

Are Crypto Investors Savvy or Suckers? The UK’s Tax and Financial Regulators Don’t Agree

The two agencies' differing opinions are impeding the development of comprehensive guidelines that would protect investors and ensure crypto's development.

HMRC

Policy

UK Financial Regulator to Limit Crypto Ads to Sophisticated, Wealthy Investors

The FCA also intends to ban incentives such as refer-a-friend and new-joiner rewards.

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Policy

Binance Is Threatening to Block UK Derivatives Traders in a Move to Keep Regulators at Bay

U.K. users have until February to confirm if they are private investors or be blocked from accessing futures, margin, leveraged tokens and more.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Hires in UK, Plans to Seek FCA Approval for Launch: Report

“We want to continue to establish a presence in the U.K. and serve U.K. users in a fully licensed and fully compliant manner.”

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

CryptoCompare Gets FCA Authorization to Operate as Benchmark Administrator

The London-based company provides data and benchmarks for digital assets based on market research and methodologies.

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Finance

Crypto Firm Crypterium Secures FCA Registration

The registration makes sure that as Brexit measures kick in, Crypterium can continue to provide crypto wallet services to customers in the U.K.

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Finance

DeFi Custodian Trustology Gets Green Light From UK’s FCA

The march toward institution-friendly DeFi continues.

The offices of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange CoinJar Secures UK FCA Registration, Advocates For License in Australia

CoinJar UK joins a growing list of 10 other registered “cryptoasset firms,” including Gemini Europe Ltd.

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