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Registration Statistics: British Regulator Approves Just 13% Of Crypto Firm Applications - What’s Going On?
14.8.2023
UK’s financial regulator says it has approved only 13% of the total applications by cryptocurrency companies for registration with the body.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has disclosed that from January 2020, only 38 applications have scaled through out of 291 since it started the...
13% of applications approved: British regulator discloses crypto registration stats
14.8.2023
Since January 2020, almost three hundred crypto companies have applied for registration with the Financial Conduct Authority, 38 of which were approved
HSBC, Nationwide Impose New Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Purchases in UK
3.3.2023
HSBC and Nationwide have imposed new restrictions on cryptocurrency purchases in the U.K. The two financial institutions cited a warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator overseeing the financial services industry, regarding the risks involved in purchasing...
British regulator lists FTX crypto exchange as 'unauthorized' firm
19.9.2022
The Financial Conduct Authority claims that the company “may be providing financial services or products without authorization.”
UK National Crime Agency Seizes $33 Million in Cryptocurrency
28.7.2022
The British National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that it has seized £26.894 million ($32.75 million) in cryptocurrency. “Criminals increasingly exploited financial technology and crypto assets” that could harm “the U.K.’s economy and institutions,” said...
US and UK to Deepen Ties on Crypto Regulation, Says British Regulator
18.7.2022
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), says the U.S. and U.K. will deepen ties on crypto regulation. “In the past, innovative firms would have been pleading for less regulation. Now they understand and appreciate that rules are there to help provide...
FCA Extends Deadline for Crypto Firms to Meet Regulatory Requirements in UK — 33 Firms Licensed so Far
31.3.2022
The U.K. financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has extended its April 1 registration deadline for a number of crypto firms to meet its regulatory requirements. The British regulator has registered 33 crypto firms so far and 12 firms are holding temporary registration....
Binance incapable of effective supervision, British regulator states
26.8.2021
The world's largest exchange has played regulatory hopscotch, moving from different jurisdictions without central offices
British Regulator FCA Prepares a Potential Ban of Crypto CFDs for Retail Investors
2.7.2019
British financial watchdog, the FCA, will soon publish a consultation paper on a potential ban of crypto CFDs for retail investors