On 31 July 2019 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final Guidance on the cryptoasset activities within its regulatory perimeter, in response to feedback on its January 2019 consultation paper and as trailed in...more
8/10/2019
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E-Money ,
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Final Guidance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HM Treasury ,
International Harmonization ,
Money Transfer ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Public Consultations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Tokens ,
SMCR ,
Tech Neutrality ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Regulated Activities Order (RAO Amendments) ,
Utility Tokens
On 3 July 2019, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation paper in which it proposed to prohibit the sale to all retail clients of derivatives and Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) that reference certain types...more
7/11/2019
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Investor Protection ,
Public Consultations ,
Retail Investors ,
UK
The impact of crypto-assets on the global financial system continues to be a subject of debate for regulatory and supervisory authorities....more
7/5/2019
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Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
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European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Global Market ,
International Standards ,
IOSCO ,
OECD ,
Trading Platforms
The UK FCA launched on 23 January 2019 its highly anticipated consultation1 (CP19/3) on Guidance for market participants as to where certain cryptoassets sit in relation to the regulatory perimeter - and whether relevant...more
1/28/2019
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Collective Investment Schemes ,
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Debt Instruments ,
Ether ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Market Abuse ,
Market Participants ,
MiFID II ,
Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
Prospectus ,
Securities ,
Securities Tokens ,
SMCR ,
Token Sales ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Regulated Activities Order (RAO Amendments) ,
Utility Tokens
On 9 January 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA)1 and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)2 published two reports with their advice on cryptoassets for the European Commission (EC) (and in ESMA's case,...more
1/15/2019
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Cryptocurrency ,
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EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
Risk Management ,
Securities ,
Virtual Currency