TL;DR: The FCA is consulting on updated financial crime guidance for crypto businesses, including customer checks, blockchain analytics and the Travel Rule. Responses are due December 24, and the guide itself would not create new rules. Crypto businesses preparing for the UK’s expanded regulatory regime have a more detailed picture of the controls the Financial…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently proposed some strict new rules for how crypto companies can market their products and services to customers. If passed, the regulations would clamp down on misleading hype and unrealistic promises, requiring more transparency and balanced information. According to a release by the FCA, the new rules, which will…
TL;DR The FCA’s application window for Britain’s new crypto regime opens September 30. Applications in the main window can be submitted until February 28, 2027. The new regulatory regime itself starts October 25, 2027. Crypto firms operating in the UK are getting close to a date that matters a lot more than another consultation paper.…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has charged two men for orchestrating a £1.5 million cryptocurrency fraud, they both pleaded guilty to multiple charges In a landmark case that has underlined the risk of unauthorized crypto schemes, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has prosecuted two men, Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga, for orchestrating a £1.5 million…
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned the public that is should beware of investing in crypto assets. The regulator states that digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have no intrinsic value and therefore offer a high level of risk. The comments come as part of the FCA’s newly-published guidelines for companies operating…
The number of complaints relating to crypto assets received by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has risen sharply during the 2018 bear market. FCA Currently Investigating 50 Cryptocurrency Firms People rarely call foul play during a bull market. When the charts are all green, who really cares if a project FOMO’d into last November…
Kraken’s UK presence is a good example of how crypto regulation actually works in practice: not as one broad approval, but as a patchwork of registrations, permissions, services, and limits. The exchange operates in the UK through several FCA-regulated entities. Payward Limited is listed as a registered cryptoasset business for anti-money laundering purposes. Payward Services…
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for UK Financial Conduct Authority Formally Opens Crypto Authorisation Regime. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 30,…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits…