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UK cryptocurrency regulatory developments

Overview

Major cryptocurrency firms are navigating the United Kingdom’s evolving regulatory landscape as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares a new digital asset framework.

Robinhood has secured FCA registration for its UK subsidiary by meeting money-laundering requirements, allowing it to offer crypto trading in the country. This move enables the platform to establish a customer base under current rules before the full regulatory framework is implemented in October 2027.

Concurrently, reports indicate that Binance may seek an FCA license to relaunch certain services in the UK, potentially as early as 2027. This follows previous restrictions on Binance’s UK operations. Such applications would align with the upcoming regime, which the FCA intends to use to hold crypto firms to “similar standards” as other financial service providers.

Entities

Financial Conduct Authority · Ziglu Ltd · Robinhood Markets, Inc. · Binance · The Telegraph

Timeline

  1. 25 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Binance reportedly seeks UK FCA license to relaunch services

    Binance reportedly plans to apply for a UK Financial Conduct Authority license to relaunch services by 2027 under new digital asset regulations.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Robinhood Secures FCA Registration to Launch UK Crypto Trading

    Robinhood's UK arm secured FCA registration under AML rules, enabling crypto trading from July 2026 ahead of the FCA's new cryptoasset regime, leveraging its 2020 Ziglu acquisition.

Sources

blocktempo.com · cointelegraph.com · crypto.news