The UK is no longer building a Crypto Hub, it is writing a Crypto Rulebook
For nearly five years, the United Kingdom spoke about becoming a “global crypto hub.” The phrase was aspirational, flexible, and deliberately open-ended. On December 15, that era quietly ended.
With HM Treasury publishing draft statutory instruments and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launching a sweeping set of consultations, the UK has fixed October 25, 2027, as the start date for a full, end-to-end crypto regulatory regime. This is not another policy signal. It is a timetable. Crypto in the UK is no longer being invited to innovate around the edges. It is being absorbed into the financial rulebook.
From Vision to Enforcement
The FCA’s consultation package is unusually broad. Three consultation papers cover almost the…
