News with the tag "UK FCA"

Crypto exchange CEX.IO has expanded its services in the United Kingdom by enabling spot trading for UK-based customers. The CEX.IO team announced the expansion of its suite of crypto products available to customers via a press release shared with crypto.news. The introduction of spot trading means U...

Austrian cryptocurrency platform Bitpanda has officially expanded its footprint in the United Kingdom after receiving regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). With this green light, Bitpanda is set to offer UK investors access to over 500 crypto assets, marking one of the broa...

Emma Reynolds, former parliamentary secretary at the Treasury, has been appointed the new economic secretary. Reynolds’s appointment follows the resignation of Tulip Siddiq, who stepped down in a letter to the Prime Minister. Siddiq, the member of parliament for Hampstead and Highgate, cited persona...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom has failed to act on the illegal crypto promotions and related ads parading the region. This comes after the FCA kickstarted a crackdown effort and issued over 1,700 alerts between October 2023 and October 2024. As a result, the regulator i...

UK-based crypto firm Cooper Technologies withdrew its registration to the FCA. Instead, its new CEO wants to shift the custodian’s focus towards securing operating licenses in the US and other countries. According to a Bloomberg report, crypto custodian firm Cooper…

UK FCA Plans to Ban Public Crypto Offers, Seeks Industry Feedback on New Regime The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to prohibit public crypto offers as part of its evolving regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry. The proposal builds upon existing promotion rule...

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a public notice against Solana meme coin Retardio, while holders celebrated a 16% price surge on the news.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has boldly called out crypto project Retardio Solana for unlawful practices in the region. As detailed in a publication on Monday, the regulator said Retardio Solana has been promoting and providing financial services or products without permission. The updat...

Pump.fun users in the United Kingdom have been banned by the protocol from accessing its Solana meme coin launchpad.

The adoption of cryptocurrency in the UK has seen a steady rise, with an estimated seven million adults now owning crypto assets, according to a recent report by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The figures indicate that approximately 12% of the UK adult population currently holds digital curr...