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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 -- Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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April 4, 2025 - The commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has proposed regulations to implement provisions of the Digital Financial Assets Law and amend the Money Transmission Act....more

Hogan Lovells

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

Conyers

Regulatory Disputes Series: A Spotlight on Crypto

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In the First Edition of our Regulatory Disputes Series, digital assets and fintech topped our list of hot topics to watch for the future of offshore regulatory disputes. In this Fourth Edition, we provide an update on...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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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 future crypto framework: FCA DP on admissions & disclosure and market abuse regimes

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on December 16, 2024, the FCA published its discussion paper (DP) ‘Regulating cryptoassets: Admissions & Disclosures and Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets’, marking another step forward in the development of the UK’s...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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Capital Ratio: Roundup of Upcoming UK Regulatory Reforms for Financial Institutions

UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more

White & Case LLP

FCA DP23/4: UK Regulation of Stablecoins

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On 6 November 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") set out proposals for its regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins ("DP 23/4"). DP 23/4 invites stakeholders to provide feedback by 6 February 2024....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A New UK Cryptoasset Framework: UK Government Publishes Consultation Response

On 30 October 2023, the HM Treasury (HMT) published its much-anticipated response (Consultation Response) to its March 2023 consultation paper (Consultation) on the UK’s future financial services regime for cryptoassets....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Cryptoasset Financial Promotions: FCA Takes Firm Stance on Enforcing New Rules

The landscape of cryptoasset regulation in the UK entered a new phase in October 2023 with the extension to cryptoassets of marketing restrictions for financial products and services. In particular, crypto firms based outside...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The UK’s Plan to Become a Global Crypto Hub

On April 4, 2022, the UK government announced plans to become a “global hub” for the cryptoasset industry with proposals for the regulation of stablecoins, development of an NFT (non-fungible token) issued by the Royal Mint,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Promotion of Cryptoassets to UK Consumers to be Regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority

As expected, the UK Government has announced, in its January 2022 consultation response (“the Response”), that the promotion of cryptoassets to UK consumers is to be regulated. This represents a significant step towards...more

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Cryptocurrency update: AML registration and FCA intervention in authorised crypto business

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Crypto businesses clearly remain high on the Regulator’s agenda. Two developments are of note...more

Polsinelli

Regulatory Activity in the Digital Asset Space

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The end of July saw continued regulatory activity in the digital assets space. This entry of BitBlog will cover some of the highlights. 1) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to dole out bits of...more

White & Case LLP

Crypto regulation: UK FCA clarifies regulatory perimeter – but leaves open questions over its tech neutrality

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On 31 July 2019 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final Guidance on the cryptoasset activities within its regulatory perimeter, in response to feedback on its January 2019 consultation paper and as trailed in...more

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UK Crypto-Assets Task Force Outlines the Path to Crypto-Asset Regulation

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The U.K. Crypto-Assets Task Force has published its Final Report. Established in March 2018 by the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the U.K. government's FinTech Sector Strategy, the Task Force comprises...more

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UK Parliamentary Committee Calls For Urgent Regulation of Crypto-Assets

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The U.K. House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a report calling for crypto-assets to be regulated in the U.K. as a matter of urgency. The Treasury Committee considers that the current "ambiguity of the UK...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Global Regulatory Update for Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings

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• The rapid proliferation of technological advancements in global financial markets has caused regulators in several countries to increase their scrutiny of investments in, and implications of, cryptocurrencies. • This...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: The Regulation of Virtual, Digital and Crypto-currencies

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There are more than 6004 virtual currencies in use around the world today. Bitcoin is one of the best known and most widely used in Europe and North America. ...more

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