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October 30, 2026 @ 6:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has obtained a High Court order that bars cryptocurrency exchange HTX—previously known as Huobi—from knowingly promoting cryptoasset services in violation of UK rules to customers based in the country. The development, announced by the regulator in late October 2026, marks… Read More

October 24, 2026 @ 11:23 am By Barry James  |  

As the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee kickoff the first evidence session of their inquiry into Regulatory Sandboxes this week (with written submissions closing Friday) in this, the first of a short series, in which we will map, diagnose, and work out… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European financial supervisors have reached out to Google following a significant cloud computing disruption earlier this week that temporarily disabled online services at multiple major banks. The outage, which occurred on Tuesday and persisted for several hours, stemmed from a power-related incident at a third-party… Read More

October 22, 2026 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened two parallel consultations seeking industry input on decentralised finance (DeFi) and the boundaries of its forthcoming cryptoasset regime. The moves form part of the regulator’s ongoing preparation for the full crypto framework, which is scheduled to take… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the National Crime Agency have partnered to arrest several individuals allegedly linked to insider trading violations. According to an FCA statement, authorities arrested 3 individuals and searched five homes. The enforcement action saw officers seize 30 mobile phones,… Read More

October 1, 2026 @ 3:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investors who lost money in a long-running fake cryptocurrency scheme have taken a meaningful step toward partial reimbursement after a London court issued confiscation orders against the two men already serving prison sentences for the crime. Southwark Crown Court directed Raymondip Bedi to pay £603,404.28… Read More

September 30, 2026 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has launched regulated crypto activities. Previously, crypto firms operated under a mix of limited registrations and opaque rules as policymakers worked to update the regulatory regime. These firms now fall under the remit of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which issued… Read More

September 22, 2026 @ 1:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s financial regulator has stepped up pressure on unregistered digital-asset dealing in the capital, targeting premises suspected of running peer-to-peer cryptocurrency businesses without the approvals required under anti-money-laundering rules. On 10 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) joined HM Revenue & Customs and the… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s financial regulator has given digital-asset businesses a clearer map of what will count as a regulated activity under the country’s incoming crypto framework. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published perimeter guidance explaining which firms will need full authorisation once the new regime takes… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s financial regulator is examining whether some digital representations of physical gold should sit outside existing fund rules, as part of a wider push to modernise wholesale markets and keep London at the centre of global bullion trading. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is working… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younger consumers in the United Kingdom now place more confidence in artificial intelligence than in traditional media or online personalities when they look for help with investing. That finding comes from new research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which surveyed people aged 18 to… Read More

August 24, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A London High Court has ordered the closure of Key Coin Assets Ltd, an unauthorized cryptocurrency investment firm, after an investigation revealed that nine investors who reported the matter to Action Fraud had collectively handed over more than £300,000. The Insolvency Service granted the winding-up order… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning for investors regarding “risky” investments such as Mini-bonds and Loan Notes. The regulator cautions that these securities typically set a term for a return of the principal, along with interest, but if the firm goes bust,… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reportedly reviewing the tokenization of gold. Multiple reports say a regulatory framework is in the works. The FT reports that one important aspect of the review is how tokenized gold could be used as collateral in wholesale markets…. Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Teya has been selected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its Scale-up Unit, according to a note from the company. Teya is a payments, accounts and expense management Fintech that reportedly serves over 75,000 smaller businesses across Europe, including 30,000 in the UK. The… Read More

July 30, 2026 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) completed a “Stablecoin Sprint” to better understand the emerging digital currency market. The initiative included about 75 participants, including traditional finance and Fintechs, addressing payments and transfers. This past week, the regulator provided an update on… Read More

July 22, 2026 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared that it will work with top-tier AI firm Anthropic on its “Supercharged Sandbox,” an environment where firms can test AI products and models geared towards financial services. The FCA stated that all accepted entities will gain access… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 6:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom has implemented significant new oversight for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services, marking a major shift in how these popular payment options are managed. As of July 15, 2026, providers of deferred payment credit—commonly referred to as BNPL—must adhere to stricter standards… Read More

July 10, 2026 @ 1:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently released rules to oversee the digital assets market, a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to create a regulatory environment for crypto. The rules include regulations for trading platforms/intermediaries, custody, lending/borrowing, staking, and more. These measures, scheduled to… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report on artificial intelligence (AI) called the Mills Review, named after Sheldon Mills, the Executive Director of Competition at the FCA who Chaired the initiative. The FCA claims this is the first type of review by… Read More