The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on crypto financial crime guidance covering customer checks, blockchain analytics and the Travel Rule. The guide would create no new rules. #Update #Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority opened a consultation on when UK crypto rules would exempt settlement, stablecoin payment handling and technical services. The guidance is not final. #Update #Regulation
The UK FCA opens crypto applications, allowing firms to operate under new rules effective Oct. 2027. Existing firms can continue services during reviews. #Update #Legal
The UK Financial Conduct Authority opens its Crypto Authorisation Regime, enhancing digital asset infrastructure and compliance. Institutional participation is expected to rise. Legal
The Financial Conduct Authority, HMRC, and Metropolitan Police inspected three London premises for illegal crypto trading, issuing cease-and-desist notices to unregistered P2P businesses. #Breaking #Legal
The FCA opens its application window for the UK’s new crypto regime on September 30, 2026, with the regime starting October 25, 2027. #Update #Crypto
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued guidance for crypto firms on the upcoming regulatory regime, with authorization applications opening September 30, 2026, and enforcement starting October 25, 2027. #Update #Crypto
The DeFi Education Fund urged the U.K. FCA to define “control” in crypto regulations based on unilateral authority over funds, warning against misclassifying developers under intermediary obligations. #Update #Crypto
@Blockchain wins U.K. regulatory approval, re-entering the market nearly four years after withdrawing its application; now registered under the FCA for compliance with anti-money laundering rules. #Update #Crypto
UK banks increasingly block customers from accessing registered crypto exchanges, with 80% reporting transaction issues. The FCA is consulting on new rules by October 2027. #Update #Crypto $BTC $ETH
@Ripple secures FCA registration for crypto operations in the UK via Ripple Markets UK Ltd., enhancing its compliance with AML standards, though it lacks a full financial license. #Update #Crypto $XRP
@AvianLabs received approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to operate Sling Money, enhancing its crypto payment services in Europe after a Dutch license in April. #Update #Crypto $USDP $EURC
The U.K. FCA’s new crypto regulatory framework consultation aims for implementation by October 2027, balancing innovation with consumer protection, while addressing stablecoins and DeFi challenges. #Update #Crypto $BTC
@ClearToken has received FCA approval for CT Settle, a DvP settlement system for digital assets, aiming to reduce capital inefficiency and counterparty risk. #Update #Crypto
