11/2/2023 11:59:47 AM UK updates cryptoasset regulation plans: Government promises legislation in 2024 By Simon Treacy The government has responded to its consultation on a future regulatory regime for cryptoassets. In general the government intends to...
9/25/2023 9:52:10 AM FCA's final warning for cryptoasset firms By James Morris Simon Treacy The FCA has written once again about its concerns about firms’ readiness to comply with the new regime. The FCA expects that the vast...
9/5/2023 10:36:09 AM Crypto firms in last chance saloon before UK marketing rules kick in By James Morris Simon Treacy Latest data shows only two firms applied for crypto registration in August Only one month remains before strict marketing regime takes...
12/22/2022 4:24:27 PM Accurately describe how your crypto token is backed - or face the boot By Duncan Campbell In a two-for-one, the Upper Tribunal used its decision in Moneybrain to weigh in on two important regulatory themes: more stringent...
3/28/2022 11:42:54 AM Prudential treatment of cryptoassets By Olivia Murphy Last week the PRA published a 'Dear CEO' letter to banks and PRA-regulated investment firms on exposure to cryptoassets. In light of the...
3/15/2022 4:25:24 PM Is the FCA pushing blockchain analytics as an AML measure? By Duncan Campbell Our 2022 enforcement trends report predicts that technology disruptions may create new areas of AML risk and that the FCA will make more...
6/30/2021 7:17:20 PM FCA's ban on Binance By Frances Hodgkins The FCA has banned Binance Markets Limited from undertaking any regulated activities in the UK, and in so doing, took the opportunity to...
6/7/2021 8:50:23 AM Eight-month homework extension for crypto businesses By Frances Hodgkins The FCA has only given the green light to five of the hundreds of crypto businesses which have applied for AML registration. So it's no...