FCA green lights Revolut, making no UK crypto firms operating under temporary...
Revolut had been the last "holdout" out of the 12 companies originally granted FCA temporary registration to continue offering crypto services in March. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has added cryptocurrency-friendly payments app Revolut to its list of companies authorized to offer crypto products and services in the country.In a Monday update to its list of registered crypto asset firms in the U.K., the FCA showed Revolut was in compliance with amended regulations from 2017 on "Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds." The fintech firm....
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As of March 25, there are 12 firms permitted to “carry out crypto asset activities” under FCA temporary registration status, including CEX.IO, Revolut and Copper. The Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulator, has extended the temporary registration status of some firms offering crypto services beyond its Friday deadline.In a Tuesday statement, the FCA said “a small number of firms” in the crypto space will continue to have temporary registration status in the United Kingdom “where it is strictly necessary.” The financial regulator reiterated that temporarily....
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