{"id":326096,"date":"2025-12-20T07:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T07:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326096\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T07:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T07:24:20","slug":"uk-cryptoassets-regulation-preparing-for-2026-fin-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326096\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Cryptoassets Regulation \u2013 Preparing For 2026 – Fin Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The UK government has laid the final regulations in parliament
\nto bring core cryptoasset activities within the Financial Services
\nand Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) perimeter. This will see the creation
\nof new regulated activities for cryptoassets, such as operating a
\ncryptoasset trading platform and issuing stablecoins, as well as
\nadmissions and disclosures, and market abuse regimes.<\/p>\n

The rules will come into force from 2027<\/a>, aiming
\nto give firms legal clarity over the sector’s regulatory
\nposition and to boost consumer confidence by making sure that
\nconsumers are robustly protected. The changes mean that firms will
\nneed to be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the same
\nway as other providers of financial products \u2013 including
\nbeing subject to established transparency standards.<\/p>\n

In October 2023, HM Treasury published detailed proposals for
\ncreating a UK financial services regulatory regime for
\ncryptoassets, including stablecoins. On 21 November 2024, the
\ngovernment confirmed that it would proceed with introducing this
\nregime, broadly in line with the previously published proposals. On
\n29 April 2025, the government published<\/a> draft statutory provisions
\nassociated with the new regime, accompanied by an explanatory
\npolicy note.<\/p>\n

The government has said that through the new regime it is
\nhelping to shape global standards for cryptoassets regulation. The
\nregime is designed to support responsible innovation, ensure open
\nand competitive markets, and promote the UK as a destination of
\nchoice for digital asset businesses. It also says that bringing
\ncryptoassets firms into regulation will enhance transparency and
\noversight across the sector \u2013 making it easier to detect
\nsuspicious activity, enforce sanctions and hold firms to account
\nwhere they fall short.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the FCA has launched its own consultations<\/a> on its UK crypto rules, which
\nends on 12 February 2026. It seeks views on:<\/p>\n


\nAdmissions and disclosures \u2013 Rules for listing
\ncryptoassets and what firms must tell investors, so people have the
\nfacts before they invest.
\n
\nMarket abuse \u2013 Measures to stop insider trading and
\nmanipulation, so markets are fair.
\n
\nCryptoasset trading platforms \u2013 Standards for exchanges
\nto keep trading safe and reliable.
\n
\nIntermediaries \u2013 Requirements for brokers and other
\nintermediaries, so they act responsibly.
\n
\nStaking \u2013 Making sure the risks are clear when firms
\noffer staking \u2013 a service that lets you lock up your crypto
\nfor a reward.
\n
\nLending and borrowing \u2013 Rules to protect both crypto
\nlenders and borrowers.
\n
\nDecentralised finance (DeFi) \u2013 DeFi lets people trade,
\nlend and borrow using crypto without an intermediary. The FCA is
\nasking if the same rules that apply in traditional finance should
\nalso apply here.
\n
\nPrudential requirements \u2013 Financial safeguards for firms,
\nso they can better manage risk. <\/p>\n

Soon, the FCA will consult further on the Consumer Duty and
\nother consumer protection matters for cryptoassets, including its
\napproach to financial promotions. Following consideration of
\nresponses to all the consultations as part of the Crypto Roadmap,
\nas well as other related consultations, it will set out its final
\nrules and guidance in Policy Statements.<\/p>\n

The content of this article is intended to provide a general
\nguide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
\nabout your specific circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wendy Saunders\u2019s articles from Lewis Silkin are most popular: in United Kingdom in United Kingdom with readers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-326096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}