Digital asset custodian Koine has received an electronic money institution (EMI) license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Founded in 2017, Koine offers segregated, institutional custody and settlement of digital assets, providing a transformative security model, eliminating settlement and counterparty risks.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against crypto and foreign exchange scams.
In its warning, the FCA said that scams in the UK involving currencies and crypto assets totalled £27 million ($34.38M USD) in the last financial year,
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that eight blockchain projects have been selected for the fifth cohort of its FinTech regulatory sandbox.
Launched in June 2016, the FCA sandbox provides a range of tools to firms to help facilitate testing a proposition and applies a tailored authorization and registration process for firms accepted.
Cryptocurrency market maker B2C2 has announced that its UK subsidiary, B2C2 OTC Ltd., is now authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Founded in 2015, B2C2 is a cryptocurrency market maker that provides 24/7 liquidity to the world’s largest brokerage firms,
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned investors to be vigilant to the threat posed by crypto investment scammers.
Citing data from Action Fraud, the FCA said that common investment scams’ losses amounted in total to over £197 million ($255M USD) in 2018,
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper for cryptoassets that aims to help firms understand whether their crypto-related activities fall under FCA regulation.
Titled “Guidance on Cryptoassets,” the paper is in response to industry request for greater regulatory clarity,
The UK government and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have released their responses to the Treasury Select Committee’s crypto-assets report.
In September of this year, the Treasury Select Committee published its report into crypto-assets as part of its Digital Currencies inquiry, an initiative launched in February 2018 in response to price volatility in the crypo market.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against an unregulated crypto exchange targeting UK consumers.
In a notice published on Monday, the FCA said that Crypto Exchange Pro, which offers trading accounts for buying and selling major cryptocurrencies, has been providing financial services in the UK without the regulator’s authorization.
Blockchain personal finance platform Wirex has obtained an e-money license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Wirex is a provider of cryptocurrency wallets which are also linked to physical and virtual VISA debit cards. Wirex, which is operating in over 130 countries,
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against a so-called “clone” company targeting UK investors. Clone companies claim to represent authorized firms, or even try to change firms’ contact details on the regulator’s register, to appear genuine.
In the statement,
