Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s approach to staking, we compare the FCA’s consultation proposals in CP25/40 and CP26/4 with
Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This latest podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s new crypto authorisation application forms as the FCA has published detailed information
Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s approach to operational resilience, one of the core cross-cutting requirements the FCA has
Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s approach to the new Admissions & Disclosures and Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets
Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This latest podcast in the series looks specifically at how the Consumer Duty applies to cryptoasset firms.
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Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This latest podcast in the series focuses on custody and six key themes – trust arrangements, delegation, reconciliations, settlement float, private key
Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This third podcast in the series focuses specifically on the new prudential requirements.
Listen to this episode here.
On 13 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published the first report from its Wholesale Markets Champion (the Report).
Background
This Report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been developed with the representatives of the financial services sector and is focussed on the future of UK wholesale financial markets. The Report sets
The regulatory response to AI in financial services has been accelerating in recent months, with regulators and international standard-setters grappling with what AI—from traditional machine learning to generative and agentic systems—means for market integrity, consumer protection, financial stability, and operational resilience.
In the UK, the FCA has recently published the Mills Review which identifies AI
The FCA has published a major package of finalised rules, guidance and consultations establishing the UK’s new crypto assets regulatory regime, effective from 25 October 2027, with firms needing to prepare authorisation or variation of permission applications from September this year.
In this latest video Hannah Meakin and Haney Saadah outline a six-point plan for