This briefing covers the FCA’s proposed rules for market abuse in cryptoassets (MARC) in (DP24/4) and follows our earlier coverage on the proposals for the FCA’s admissions and disclosures (A&D) regime proposed in that...more
1/28/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Market Abuse ,
Market Manipulation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its first publication (DP24/4) on its future rules for U.K. cryptoasset market participants. This discussion paper seeks input on the FCA’s proposed rules for admissions and...more
1/17/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Market Abuse ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Regulation ,
UK
10 years after the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) entered into force, the Council of the European Union (EU) has published the final text of the political agreement reached in relation to the changes...more
The UK Government has successfully positioned the UK as a FinTech and Crypto-friendly jurisdiction. At the same time, in a post-Brexit world, UK regulation of the crypto sector has lagged behind developments in the EU where...more
2/3/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services and Markets Act ,
FinTech ,
FSMA ,
Stablecoins ,
UK ,
UK Brexit