On 15 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper 26/13: Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance (CP26/13).
Background
From 25 October 2027, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 (Cryptoasset Regulations) will introduce new regulated activities for cryptoassets into the FCA’s perimeter. To promote the understanding
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Introduction
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a discussion paper on 12 January 2022 in which it sets out its views on how to expand Hong Kong’s regulatory framework for crypto-assets. The discussion paper joins a number of papers that regulators across the world have issued on the subject of crypto-assets and
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