The Financial Conduct Authority opens its new crypto authorisation gateway at 7 a.m. UK time on Sept. 30. Firms have until Feb. 28, 2027 to enter the main application window before a new regime begins on Oct. 25, 2027. For a firm still awaiting a decision at that point, the date it submitted a valid application can determine whether it may keep serving customers or only wind down old contracts.
Summary
- FCA crypto applications open at 7 a.m. on Sept. 30, 2026.
- The main application period closes Feb. 28, 2027, ahead of the Oct. 25 regime start.
- Existing money laundering registration does not convert into authorisation under the 2000 financial services act.
- The FCA’s preview…
