Key Highlights: Cryptocurrency exchange HTX has formally exited the United Kingdom following a settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding financial promotions. The FCA secured High Court rulings against the platform after it repeatedly breached British financial advertising rules and ignored regulatory inquiries. Under the agreement, HTX has halted deposits, closed registration to new ...
Key Highlights: Six industry organizations have urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to formally integrate digital commodity classifications and staking guidelines into its proposed Regulation Crypto Assets framework. Market participants, including Wall Street and decentralized finance (DeFi) groups, have submitted over 100 comments debating startup registration exemptions, airdrop oversight, and secondary trading. Concurrently, ...
Key Highlights Firms face a February 2027 deadline to submit applications under the new cryptoasset regulatory framework. More than 60 companies already hold registration under the Financial Conduct Authority’s existing anti-money-laundering-focused regime. Edinburgh-based crypto infrastructure platform Zumo has launched a U.K Cryptoasset Regulation Tracker to help firms prepare. Crypto Firms Face February 2027 Regulatory Application ...
Key Highlights The Financial Conduct Authority, HM Revenue & Customs, and the Metropolitan Police jointly inspected three London commercial premises on September 10 over suspected unregistered peer-to-peer crypto trading, with details published on September 17. Cease-and-desist notices were issued to the businesses involved, targeting physical and P2P operations operating outside the UK’s anti-money-laundering registration and ...
Key Highlights The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and the Metropolitan Police conducted a joint enforcement action against three peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading locations in London, issuing cease-and-desist letters. No P2P crypto trading businesses are currently registered with the FCA in the UK, meaning any operator conducting P2P trading by way ...
CME Group and CF Benchmarks have launched two multi-asset crypto indices designed to give institutional investors a broader view of digital-asset market performance beyond Bitcoin…