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UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 23

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more

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The UK Future Cryptoasset Regulatory Framework

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On 29 April, the UK government published draft legislation which will bring currently unregulated cryptoassets, including stablecoins, within the scope of financial services regulation. This is the first of a number of...more

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Digital asset regulation in the UK: A quick guide for overseas entities

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Numerous jurisdictions across the globe are developing their own cryptoasset regulatory frameworks—the UK is no exception. Cryptoasset businesses overseas looking to enter the UK market, or to offer services to customers in...more

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UK 2025 Regulatory Initiatives Grid published

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The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum (the Forum) has published the Regulatory Initiatives Forum Grid (the Grid), with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also updating its webpage. The previous Grid was...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday, April 14, 2025

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April 11, 2025 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a staff report entitled, “The Risk Sensitivity of Global Liquidity Flows: Heterogeneity, Evolution, and Drivers.”...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday March 24, 2025

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March 21, 2025 - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule striking the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN under...more

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Regulating for Change: What do recent UK policy announcements mean for digital assets and blockchain?

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Given the swathe of announcements from the UK regarding reforms to become more competitive, promote growth and drive down the cost of business, the Hogan Lovells Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice has looked at how we can...more

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Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 laid

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were laid before parliament, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations relate to the Digital Securities...more

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Shielding Staking from UK Funds Regulation: The First Crypto Law of 2025

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In a previous alert, we identified that the definition of a collective investment scheme (CIS) could capture on-chain staking, and that the UK government, acting through the HM Treasury (HMT), was looking to clarify the...more

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UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2025 published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) (Amendment) Order 2025 has been published, alongside an explanatory memorandum. The Order includes a new paragraph 22 to the Schedule to the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - December 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday January 9, 2025

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January 8, 2025- The Federal Reserve released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on December 17–18, 2024. January 8, 2025 - Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher J. Waller gave a...more

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The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets and Blockchain, December 2024

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau publishing a final rule on federal supervision of Big Tech and other widely used digital payment apps; the UK FCA...more

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Regulating Cryptoassets: Proposals for Crypto Market Abuse and Admissions & Disclosures Regimes

As part of the UK government’s drive to develop legislation for a UK regulatory regime to govern the cryptoassets sector, on 16 December 2024 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Discussion Paper DP24/4, which...more

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UK cryptoasset regulation: FCA seeks feedback on admissions & disclosures, and market abuse regime

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On 16 December 2024, the FCA published a discussion paper (DP24/4) (the “Discussion Paper”) on admissions and disclosures and market abuse regimes for cryptoassets. This is part of a series of publications by the FCA (and the...more

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Cryptocurrency and novation by conduct: always in your Coincorner

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The English High Court recently confirmed that the novation of customer contracts in connection with the sale of a cryptocurrency exchange business could be inferred even when customers did not provide their explicit consent....more

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Speech: UK government's Approach to Tokenization and Regulation

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HM Treasury has published a speech given on November 21, 2024, by Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, on the U.K. government's approach to tokenisation and regulation. In the speech, Ms. Siddiq confirms that HM...more

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Regulation Round Up - November 2024

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Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Crypto Update: UK Government Outlines Its Approach to Digital Asset Regulation

In her first comments since the July 2024 UK general election, Economic Secretary to the UK Treasury Tulip Siddiq MP delivered a speech at the Tokenisation Summit on 21 November 2024 that outlined the recently elected UK...more

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FCA publishes plans for developing cryptoasset rules in the UK

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On 26 November 2024, the FCA published a number of communications relating to its approach to developing the future cryptoassets regime for the UK, including a roadmap for the development and introduction of the UK’s...more

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UK FCA on cryptoasset financial promotions and fiat-to-crypto on/off ramp services

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The FCA has published its expectations on registered or regulated firms partnering with unregistered cryptoasset firms, which may be illegally promoting to UK consumers....more

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U.K. Cryptoasset Sector — FCA Crypto Roadmap

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The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its high-level proposals for a major overhaul of the U.K.’s cryptoasset regulatory regime. Whilst substantive rules have not been issued today, the FCA’s...more

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FCA Financial Promotions Quarterly Data 2024 Q3

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its financial promotions quarterly data for Q3 2024. The FCA summarizes the data collected between July 1 and September 30, 2024 and the action it took against firms...more

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A New Safeguarding Regime: Five Points for Payments and E-money Firms

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For any UK fintech business involved with payments of electronic money (e-money) and any (experienced) investor in these businesses, safeguarding client funds is a key regulatory issue....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority charges individual operating crypto ATMs

On September 10, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it charged an individual with, among other things, unlawfully operating a network of unregistered crypto-asset ATMs. Allegedly, the individual managed...more

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