UK’s FCA accepts 29 crypto startups to regulatory sandbox
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has accepted 29 companies into cohort 4 of its regulatory sandbox, designed to create a safe space for innovation in crypto assets.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has accepted 29 companies into cohort 4 of its regulatory sandbox, designed to create a safe space for innovation in crypto assets.
Binance is working with authorities to get the necessary license in order to start exchanging cryptocurrencies to Euros.
The UK fiat trading platform LMAX is getting in on the cryptocurrency fun, launching an exchange designed for the growing market of institutional investors.
The latest statement from the Financial Conduct Authority specifies that cryptocurrency derivatives, under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, can be defined as financial instruments.
The Financial Conduct Authority announced that cryptocurrency derivatives, such as futures, opts or contracts for difference (CFD), fall under the UK’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II.
The chief financial regulator in the UK is stepping up its scrutiny of ICOs, as it consider whether more legislative measures may be required.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, has today issued a warning to consumers over cryptocurrency derivative instruments.