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Galaxy Secures UK Approval for License to Expand Derivatives Trading

The company is on the Financial Conduct Authority's investment firms register which is for firms that are authorized to perform MiFID investment services.

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BlackRock Secures UK FCA Crypto Registration

The world's biggest asset manager will be allowed to act as an arranger for iShares Digital Assets AG, who issue Exchange Traded Products.

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Crypto Custody Firm Copper Withdraws U.K Registration Application

The decision is part of the company's strategic shift to focus on markets such as the U.S., Europe and the Middle East

Amar Kuchinad, Copper's global CEO (Copper)

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U.K. Financial Regulator Aims for Crypto Regime by 2026

The U.K.'s FCA is trying to be more transparent to the crypto sector after months of uncertainty.

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Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Was the Subject of an FCA Investigation: Sources

The U.K. financial services regulator issued the payments provider a s166 notice late last year. The inquiry is now closed.

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Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Operating Crypto ATM Network in the UK

This marks the first U.K. conviction for running a crypto ATM operation.

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UK Regulator Charges First Individual With Running a Network of Illegal Crypto ATMs

Olumide Osunkoya, 45 year old Londoner has been accused of running crypto ATMs that processed British pounds 2.6 million ($3.4 million) in crypto transactions across various locations.

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UK Regulator Says 87% of Crypto Registration Applications Failed to Meet Standards for Approval

The FCA approved only four of the 35 applications it received in the year ended March 31.

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UK Regulator FCA Has Issued Over 1K Warnings to Crypto Firms Since October

The FCA's actions have led to the removal of 48 apps from U.K. app stores, Lucy Castledine, the regulator's director of consumer investments, said in an interview.

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Coinbase's CBPL Fined $4.5M by UK Regulator for Lapses in Onboarding Controls

Despite restrictions in place, CBPL onboarded 13,416 high-risk customers for e-money services, the Financial Conduct Authority said.

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