Tag: UK crypto rules

TL;DR: The Financial Conduct Authority has reminded wholesale banks that they can apply to extend their permissions into regulated cryptoasset activities under the UK’s new framework. Applications submitted by February 28, 2027 may qualify for continuity while decisions are pending, but the broader regime is not expected to begin until October 25, 2027. For years,…

TL;DR: In a November 5 speech, the European Central Bank said 36 payment service providers have been selected for a planned digital euro pilot in the second half of 2027. The pilot is intended to last 12 months, while legislation and any eventual decision to issue a digital euro remain separate steps. Europe’s digital euro…

TL;DR: CFTC chairman Michael Selig said on November 3 that individual-equity perpetual futures can begin trading on appropriately registered US exchanges. The contracts fall within a joint CFTC-SEC regulatory framework, highlighting the effort to bring perpetual-style trading into supervised domestic markets. Perpetual futures have long been central to crypto derivatives trading, particularly on venues outside…

TL;DR: The SEC published a November 6 notice on a KalshiEX rule change concerning listing standards for perpetual security-futures products. The filing takes effect under the exchange’s applicable self-regulatory process, with public comments invited; it should not be confused with approval of every future contract that a venue might want to list. Kalshi’s expansion into…

Michael Saylor has revived expectations of another Bitcoin acquisition by Strategy after sharing its long-term accumulation chart. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, meanwhile, has challenged the investment argument built around ETH’s fee-burning mechanism. At Ripple, former chief technology officer David Schwartz has responded to criticism over XRP’s declining price, describing his personal influence as very limited.…