LONDON, April 2 — The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have jointly invited expressions of interest from market participants to join a taskforce aimed at informing the design of a long-term approach to harmonising transaction and post-trade reporting across UK wholesale markets, according to a statement.
WASHINGTON / LONDON, March 4, 2026 — U.S. and U.K. regulators are divided over how to test blockchain-based versions of traditional financial securities, according to a Reuters report citing people familiar with the discussions within a transatlantic digital-asset cooperation initiative.
LONDON, Feb. 13, 2026 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation setting out proposed rules and guidance for a framework covering cryptoasset admissions, disclosures and a market abuse regime, with responses requested by Feb. 12, 2026, according to Consultation Paper CP25/41.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a guidance consultation on how its Consumer Dutyframework will apply to firms undertaking regulated cryptoasset activities in the United Kingdom.
As crypto markets mature and institutional participation deepens, governments are moving in sharply different directions when it comes to regulation.
Crypto ownership in the United Kingdom has declined over the past year, according to figures cited by The Times, as regulators move forward with proposals to tighten oversight of the digital asset sector.
