Builders beware! — The UK’s 2026 crypto regime is coming
Opinion by: Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, general counsel at StarkWare
As Washington takes a softer stance on crypto, regulators are counting down to even stricter regulations in the UK. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is working on plans for a new “gateway” authorization regime by 2026, targeting a broader spectrum of crypto activities.
It is easy to disregard this if you aren’t in the UK, but as frameworks are formed, regulators may look to other jurisdictions for lessons and inspiration. Crypto is global, and one of the challenges and opportunities is the need to pay careful attention to many jurisdictions at once.
Bigger net than Anti-Money Laundering
For some time, the FCA’s crypto focus was primarily on…
