Tag: FCA
UK FCA Slow to Take Enforcement Action on Crypto Firms, the National Audit Office Says
The FCA has required crypto firms to register to comply with the country's anti-money laundering regulations since January 2020. Although it then bega [...]
ActivTrades, FCA, Tools for Brokers & More
This week has been pivotal for the forex industry executive moves, crypto industry leadership changes, and fintech sector appointments, highlighting a [...]
ActivTrades, FCA, Tools for Brokers & More
This week has been pivotal for the forex industry executive moves, crypto industry leadership changes, and fintech sector appointments, highlighting a [...]
UK’s Tough Crypto Regulator FCA Won’t Go Easy on Stablecoins, Official Says
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Monday published a discussion paper with proposals for a stablecoin regime. Though the country’s Conservative [...]
UK stablecoin regulation begins to take shape in multiple FCA, BOE documents
A suite of documents was published in the United Kingdom on Nov. 6 that concern stablecoin regulation. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released [...]
FCA releases guidance for compliance with new UK crypto asset promotion rules
Rules for crypto asset promotion that came into force in the United Kingdom on Oct. 8 have led to some confusion, judging from the low level of compli [...]
UK FCA Releases Guidance on Promotions Rules for Crypto
The Financial Conduct Authority’s new regime took effect on Oct. 8, and the regulator has been consulting on guidance since June. Under the new rules, [...]
Payments Giant PayPal Approved for UK FCA Crypto Register
Landing on the register, which opened in 2020, means PayPal can also approve its own crypto-related communications under the recently imposed marketin [...]
Crypto firms have already breached new UK promo rules 221 times, says FCA
Crypto-promoting firms have breached the United Kingdom’s new crypto marketing rules at least 221 times since coming into force in early October, says [...]
UK’s FCA Focuses on Fonts as It Warns of ‘Issues’ With Crypto Ads
"We expect authorized firms approving the financial promotions of cryptoasset firms to take their regulatory obligations seriously," the FCA said, add [...]
Largest DeFi protocol on Solana reportedly quits UK market citing FCA rule
Marinade Finance, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol running on the Solana blockchain, has reportedly started blocking users from the U [...]
Binance’s U.K. Partner Can’t Approve Crypto Ads, the FCA Says
While Binance declined to comment on the restrictions placed on its U.K. partner, a spokesperson for the exchange told CoinDesk that it had shared its [...]
UK’s FCA Saw ‘Poor’ Engagement From Some Overseas Crypto Firms on Upcoming Ad Rules
“You will appreciate we can't comment on specific firms but what we can say is that, of course, where firms are making decisions to actually get to th [...]
UK FCA gives unregistered crypto firms ‘final warning’ on ads regime compliance
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s financial markets regulator, has again expressed its concern over the lack of engagement o [...]
UK FCA Says It Made Crypto Firms, Banks Chat in Debanking Report Addressing Nigel Farage Allegations
The report, which follows allegations from broadcaster and former politician Nigel Farage that his bank account was shuttered over his political views [...]