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Policy

UK Financial Watchdogs Publish Plans to Regulate Stablecoins

Big Tech companies like Meta and PayPal will be able to issue payments-focused stablecoins under the proposed rules provided they meet the criteria.

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Policy

UK Regulator Publishes Guidance for Crypto Marketing Regime

The Financial Conduct Authority’s new ad regime took effect in October.

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Policy

UK's National Crime-Fighting Agency Seeks Six Crypto Investigators

A crime bill passed last week gives law enforcement agencies more powers to seize and freeze crypto.

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Policy

Upcoming UK Rules for Crypto Ad Approvers Spell Uncertainty for Industry

Those approving promos for unregistered crypto companies are already facing regulatory scrutiny – and will soon have to seek new permissions to continue.

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Policy

U.K. Publishes Final Proposals for Crypto, Stablecoin Regulation

The government plans to propose legislation on fiat-backed stablecoins by early 2024.

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Policy

Digital Pound Consultation Received Over 50,000 Responses, With Privacy a Major Concern

Many of the respondents outlined concerns around privacy, programmability and the decline of cash, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England said.

Jon Cunliffe (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Videos

The World of Crypto Regulation: International Overview

Representatives from key jurisdictions discuss global regulatory harmonization and what’s next on their respective agendas from Europe’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework, the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, to Hong Kong's new licensing regime at CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 in Washington, D.C. Panelists include Bermuda Premier E. David Burt, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Henson Orser, U.K.’s House of Commons Dr. Lisa Cameron, and European Commission Adviser Peter Kerstens.

State of Crypto 2023 in D.C.

Policy

UK Bill for Seizing Illicit Crypto Finally Becomes Law

The bill lets law enforcement freeze crypto without a conviction, promising faster and more substantial seizures.

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Policy

UK Regulator Warns Crypto Firms of 'Hard to Read' Risk Warnings

The Financial Conduct Authority has blocked Binance's chosen ad approver and added 221 firms to its warnings list since a new crypto marketing regime took effect on Oct. 8.

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Finance

Archax to Launch Regulated Exchange for Tokenized Assets This Year

The company also said it tokenized its interests in the abrdn market fund in euros, pounds and dollars and has a pipeline of several hundred million dollars to be held in the fund.

Archax also tokenized an abrdn market fund in euros, pounds and dollars. (GuerrillaBuzz / Unsplash)