World-leading crypto exchange Binance has announced the hiring of former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) members to its team. The two are intended...
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Former FCA Regulator Becomes New Binance Director of Regulatory Policy
Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday that it appointed Steven McWhirter as its new Director of Regulatory Policy. According to the press release, McWhirter comes from the UK Fin...
QPay to Give Up £2 Million to FCA after Court Order
Financial technology company, QPay, has agreed to a court order to give up £2,000,000 held in its name to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial industry regulator. Take Advantage o...
FCA veteran becomes interim head of financial regulator’s digital assets unit
Victoria McLoughlin, who has worked more than 11 years at the Financial Conduct Authority, is temporarily heading the digital assets department of the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog. According to...
UK Regulator FCA Appoints Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head of Digital Assets Division
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulatory body in the UK, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of its digital assets department. In the new...
FCA Asks UK Firms to Disclose Diversity Records in Annual Reports
In a policy shift, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) now requires listed companies in the country to disclose information on the representation of women and ethnic minorities on t...
7 Firms Removed From The FCA Temporary Register As It Releases Its 3-year plan ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Only 5 firms remain on the UK FCA temporary register. A new deadline for registration is yet to be set. The FCA’s 3-year strategy might see an even b...
Binance Appoints Former FCA Boss as Global Regulatory Head
Binance exchange, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, has appointed the services of Steven McWhirter as its global director of regulatory policy. The appointment is highly significant...
NFT Bubble Burst? U.K.’s FCA Giving Green Light
Be[In]Crypto brings you the highlights from the week of April 4, ranging from U.K.’s FCA regulation updates and industry hacks to NFTs slow decline in trading volume. Don’t forget to subscribe to our ...
Binance poaches FCA official as global regulation head
Crypto exchange giant Binance has appointed a top official from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as its global director of regulatory policy. Steven McWhirter left the regulator after...
FCA Announced a Three-Year Strategy, Crypto Included
The FCA announced it had launched a 3-year plan to ‘improve outcomes for consumers and in markets throughout the UK.’ Part of the three-year plan is to maintain higher standards while at t...
UK Regulator FCA to Consult Crypto Industry Concerning Ecosystem & Regulation
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling stakeholders in the digital currency ecosystem to a two-day CryptoSprint event that will be taking place on 10 and 11 May, respectively....
UK Regulator FCA to Convey Crypto Industry Stakeholders by Evaluating its Policymaking
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling stakeholders in the digital currency ecosystem to a two-day CryptoSprint event that will be taking place on 10 and 11 May, respectively....
UK FCA Warns on Trading Firm Etradefxlive
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (...
UK FCA Appoints Three New Directors
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (...
FCA gives a green signal to unregister business
To compensate for their inefficiencies, FCA extended temporary operation approval deadlines, allowing companies like Revolut and Copper to continue operating. This is what happened In 2019, the Financ...
12 Crypto Firms May Have To Move Operations Outside The U.K. In The Wake Of The FCA Deadline ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Twelve crypto firms on the FCA’s temporary register could be forced to move abroad in the face of the FCA registration deadline. Companies have decri...
FCA Extends Deadline for Crypto Firms to Meet Regulatory Requirements in UK — 33 Firms Licensed so Far – Coinotizia
The U.K. financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has extended its April 1 registration deadline for a number of crypto firms to meet its regulatory requirements. The British regula...
FCA Extends Temporary Registration Deadline for Selected Crypto Firms
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority, the regulator of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom, announced Wednesday it has pushed the deadline for registration for some crypto firms in...
FCA Extends Deadline for Crypto Firms to Meet Regulatory Requirements in UK — 33 Firms Licensed so Far – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.K. financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has extended its April 1 registration deadline for a number of crypto firms to meet its regulatory requirements. The British regula...
FCA angers lawmakers by extending crypto compliance deadlines
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a notice in 2019, condemning all crypto businesses to comply with their AML/CFT rules by 9 January 2021 and acquire their licenses. However, by Dec...
The U.K FCA Adds More Grace For Some Crypto Companies
The U.K’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the extension of its Friday deadline for crypto exchanges to complete their registration with the regulator. This means that the firms with te...
UK’s FCA Extends Crypto Registration Deadline For 12 Firms
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority reportedly granted about a dozen crypto firms more time to apply for a permanent license in the country. The move comes just a day before the expiration of the tempora...
UK’s FCA extends deadline for crypto firms to make it onto register
A logo for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it is giving some crypto companies more time to...
Crypto Firms Scramble For Registration As FCA Deadline Nears
Several crypto companies could be forced to exit the U.K. if they could not meet the registration deadline set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). From March 31, companies operating crypto servi...
Crypto Companies in Limbo As UK FCA’s Deadline Looms
Just 33 cryptocurrency firms have been registered so far under the UK FCA’s covered register, with the deadline looming for the watchdog to grant the firms approval before March 31. So far, 80% of the...
Crypto Firms Risk Closure If Not Registered With FCA By End of March
Firms operating in Britain must be registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) by March 31. In the event crypto companies fail to register with the financial watchdog by the deadline, they c...
Crypto firms face being booted from UK as FCA register deadline nears
A novelty Bitcoin token photographed on a £10 note. Matt Cardy | Getty Images LONDON — A slew of cryptocurrency companies could be forced to wind down their business in the U.K. if they fail to regist...
REGIS-TR Obtains a Full UK EMIR License from the FCA
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK...