UK financial watchdog seeks crypto talent amid new crackdown
The FCA is planning to collect applications for its new role as head of the department of digital assets by early April. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking senior executives with cryptocurrency-related expertise as the regulator is preparing to launch a new crypto department to regulate the industry.According to FCA’s job postings on LinkedIn, the authority is now hunting for a head of the digital assets department and a director of the payments and digital assets department. Both job postings target the crypto savvy.Published on Monday on LinkedIn, FCA’s....
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