{"id":227087,"date":"2022-03-25T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=227087"},"modified":"2022-03-25T02:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T02:06:03","slug":"crypto-firms-face-critical-deadline-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-firms-face-critical-deadline-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto firms face critical deadline in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto firms in the United Kingdom could be forced to cease operation by next week as the deadline for registration with a foremost financial regulator in the country looms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>UK crypto companies have March 31 deadline<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/all-bitcoin-atms-in-uk-to-shut-down-as-fca-deems-them-illegal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new efforts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to combat crypto crimes in the country, has set a March 31 deadline for companies offering crypto services to register.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The regulator had earlier extended the deadline by allowing firms on the temporary register to continue operating in the country even as they apply for full authorization. However, only 33 applications, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/gemini\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gemini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, have been approved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, crypto firms like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/revolut\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revolut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Copper, who are on the temporary register, have failed to meet the requirements for full authorization, leading to the withdrawal or the rejection of their applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, they have only a few days to meet the anti-money laundering standards, or they may be unable to operate in the country again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>CryptoSlate<\/em> spoke with Jeff Hancock, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpass.com\/\">Coinpass<\/a>, who has experienced firsthand the trials and tribulations to ensure his UK-based exchange is compliant with the FCA's governance. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handcock commented:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe FCA process towards complying crypto-asset businesses was a blurry line and very tough to cross. Not all companies were being measured to the same standards depending on their size, complexity, tokens on offer, business models and how they addressed client risk and appropriateness. <\/strong><strong>Whilst we agree that compliance is important, we\u2019re being asked to judge our client's appropriateness to trade crypto without proper frameworks and guidance. It's like being asked to walk through a minefield and reporting back in with a missing limb.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>FCA\u2019s lethargy affecting registrations<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the FCA is committed to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/uks-fca-investigated-300-crypto-firms-in-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upholding high standards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for crypto companies in the country, many question how the agency has managed the registrations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some have said that the regulator\u2019s lethargy in handling the applications played a part in the current situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on the slow pace at which the registration was being handled, Lavan Thasarathakumar of Global Digital Finance stated that the regulator was handling a backlog of applications before adding that the process had also been \u201creally frustrating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handcock provides insights on the endeavor:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe process also diverged from Know Your Customer (KYC)\u00a0 and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) by asking for business cases and continuity plans regarding our team size, marketing, margin compression and future lines of business. The process was long, frustrating and at the end of the day, will do little to protect investors in the U.K. while offshore exchanges proceed to do as they please, whilst hampering UK Fintech and Crypto innovation.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to one FCA spokesperson for the FCA, some of the firms applying for the registrations do not meet the required standards that could help them identify illicit funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that firms whose applications have been rejected could appeal the decisions through the regulator or by going to court.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What this means for the industry in the UK<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the crypto industry is one of the fastest-growing spaces in the world, the advent of the new registration criteria by the FCA could affect the space as companies unable to complete their registrations may be forced to move their operations offshore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mauricio Magaldi of 11:FS believes that the UK's crypto industry risks falling behind its peers in the US and Europe if the regulator were to continue with its current regulator's stance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Magaldi, the FCA \u201crules and timeframes create hurdles to crypto firms that could potentially displace them from the U.K. market\u201d while also adding that the regulator was also focusing on the risks in the space instead of identifying the opportunities too.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto firms in the United Kingdom could be forced to cease operation by next week as the deadline for registration with a foremost financial regulator in the country looms. 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