The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority posted information for firms that want to offer crypto asset-related services in the country under the crypto asset regulatory regime that is expected to come into effect in 2027.
“Firms wishing to undertake any of the new crypto asset regulated activities will need to be authorized by us under FSMA [The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025] with permission to undertake those activities at the point the new regime commences,” the regulator said in an announcement published Thursday (Jan. 8).
The information published to help firms prepare for the new regulatory regime covers crypto asset regulated activities; the FCA’s standards…
