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Business 31 July 2019
UK Financial Conduct Authority declares what is and isn’t regulated
The U.K’s Regulator has issued their final opinion on current crypto laws, and it doesn’t lend a lot of confidence to investors.
Business 18 July 2019
UK FCA wants to hire cryptocurrency specialists
The U.K. is preparing for a post Brexit world, and a big part of that will be additional regulatory controls on crypto.
Business 3 July 2019
UK regulator grants first license to a crypto asset management firm
The license will allow Prime Factor Capital to operate as a full-scope AIFM under the European Union’s AIFM Directive.
Business 3 July 2019
UK regulators could pull the plug on crypto CFDs
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK is considering a ban on the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives, such as contract for difference (CFD) investment products.
Business 17 June 2019
UK regulator blacklists fraud company posing as FCA-authorized firm
The FCA has called out a site that was fraudulently cloning another company and acting as an investment scam.
Business 27 May 2019
FCA regulators warn public of ICAP crypto clone firm
The FCA warned that a group calling themselves ICAP Crypto is a clone firm that has developed a kind of scam to try to convince potential victims that they are a legitimate firm.
Business 2 May 2019
3 blockchain firms get green light to join UK FCA’s regulatory sandbox
The Financial Conduct Authority has included Diro Labs, Fintech Delivery Panel Partners and ecommerce payment firm Nuggets within the cohort 5 group of companies.
Business 8 March 2019
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority flags ‘illegal’ Next Coin Market
The regulator, which is responsible for overseeing the financial services sector in the country, flagged a firm called Next Coin Market, which it said had been falsely claiming FCA authorization.
Business 8 March 2019
73% of UK consumers ‘don’t know what cryptocurrency is’
Almost three-quarters of consumers don’t know or can’t describe what a cryptocurrency is, according to a new survey published by the UK’s chief financial regulator.
Business 7 February 2019
FCA issues scam alert after £197M lost to scams in 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to investors over investment scams, many of which are connected to unregulated cryptocurrency companies in the United Kingdom alone.
Business 4 February 2019
Crypto liquidity provider B2C2 OTC is FCA authorized
B2C2 OTC Ltd. has received authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to conduct deals in contracts for difference (CFDs).
Business 24 January 2019
UK’s FCA provides regulatory clarity for cryptoassets
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released their outline for an approach to cryptocurrency assets, and helps to categorize different types of assets, and what they feel falls under their jurisdiction.