The UK’s FCA is making one thing clear: old crypto registrations and permissions won’t automatically survive the new regime. Firms serving UK customers may need fresh authorization, with stablecoins, custody, staking, and trading platforms all under the microscope.
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The FCA has set a 2026 application window for crypto firms under its new regime, and AML registration won’t be enough. Stablecoins, custody, disclosures, and market-abuse controls are all in scope as the UK tightens the screws on crypto compliance.
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The FCA will reopen UK retail access to Bitcoin and Ether crypto ETNs on 8 October 2025, giving investors a regulated way to gain price exposure through listed products. It’s easier access, but not direct ownership — and there’s no FSCS safety net if things go sideways.
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Robinhood’s reported UK crypto approval can’t be confirmed from the details provided: no regulator, filing, or official record is named. The claim may be real, but for now it looks more like headline heat than verified regulatory substance.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority is opening the door a little wider for crypto exposure in mainstream funds, but only enough to keep both the suits and the risk officers from breaking into a cold sweat. Authorized funds may hold up to 10% in cETNs Retail access to cETNs already exists in the UK Broader […]
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is proposing a limited opening for retail funds to buy crypto exchange-traded notes, a move that gives mainstream investors more regulated exposure to digital assets without handing them the keys to the kingdom. FCA proposes a 10% cap on crypto ETNs for eligible retail funds Applies to UCITS and some […]
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority is loosening its grip on crypto exposure for regulated funds, but only in the most controlled way possible. Authorized investment funds may soon be allowed to put up to 10% of their assets into crypto exchange-traded notes, or ETNs, while direct ownership of Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital assets remains […]
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is proposing a modest but meaningful loosening of its crypto rules: investment funds could be allowed to put up to 10% of their assets into crypto exchange-traded notes, or ETNs. 10% allocation cap for investment funds Crypto ETNs only, not direct bitcoin custody More institutional access to bitcoin and crypto […]
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Hyperliquid is under fresh scrutiny from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority just as major financial firms begin studying decentralized perpetual futures as a business model worth copying. FCA warning: Hyperliquid and Hyper Foundation may be offering services in the UK without authorization. Wall Street is watching: ICE says it is studying Hyperliquid’s model. Perps are […]
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched its first coordinated crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, putting unregistered operators on notice that “casual” is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. First FCA operation against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading Eight suspected operators targeted across London Joint action with HMRC and SWROCU Unregistered activity “by way of business” can […]
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