Articles tagged with "Financial Conduct Authority"
The UK plans to bring crypto firms under FCA rules from 2027, but the final scope, requirements and treatment of decentralised projects remain unsettled. Here’s what the proposals could mean for businesses and consumers—and why regulation won’t remove investment risks.
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The FCA is seeking views on how existing rules apply to firms using DeFi and which crypto activities may be exempt from its planned authorization regime. The proposals clarify potential obligations and exclusions, but key details remain unsettled ahead of the 2027 framework.
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UK crypto firms are entering the FCA’s new authorisation regime, but AML registration won’t cut it. The gate is open, yet firms must map their real activities, meet stricter FSMA rules, and file properly or risk being left in regulatory limbo.
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The FCA is opening the door for UK retail investors to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum ETNs from 8 October 2025, but there’s a catch: these are price-tracking notes, not direct crypto ownership, and they come without FSCS protection. Plenty of access, still plenty of risk.
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Hargreaves Lansdown is set to offer eligible UK clients access to Bitcoin-linked ETNs after the FCA relaxed its rules, but this is not a full-throated Bitcoin embrace. The platform still calls crypto risky and unsuitable for most goals, with access expected in 2026.
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Binance is reportedly preparing a bid for UK FCA authorization as Britain’s new crypto regime nears a 2027 launch. But approval is far from assured, and the FCA is making clear that old AML registrations won’t get firms a free pass.
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The UK is pulling crypto under its main financial rulebook, giving the FCA wider oversight over exchanges, custody, staking and more, while treating stablecoins as a key part of payments infrastructure. The goal: make Britain more crypto-competitive without turning it into a free-for-all.
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The UK’s FCA has finalized a broad crypto rulebook covering exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and staking firms, with tougher standards on capital, custody, consumer protection, and market abuse. Stablecoins get especially sharp oversight, while full authorization kicks in in 2027.
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The UK’s FCA is easing parts of its crypto rulebook after industry pushback, trimming some compliance friction while keeping tighter oversight in place. It’s a sign Britain wants crypto to stay — just not as a scam-friendly free-for-all.
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The UK is ending its crypto regulatory limbo. The FCA has set a 2027 start for a full authorization regime, and existing AML registrations won’t carry over — forcing exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers and more to meet tougher standards or get left behind.
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