UK FCA buys another 9 months to review crypto companies’ registrations

UK FCA buys another 9 months to review crypto companies’ registrations

The Temporary Registrations Regime's end date for crypto companies has been pushed to March 2022. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the end date of crypto-asset companies’ temporary registration from July 2021 to March 2022.The Temporary Registrations Regime, or TRR, was established last year to enable crypto businesses to continue trading while their registrations were still being assessed by the FCA. With the latest announcement, any crypto companies that applied before Dec. 16, 2020 have temporary registration until March 31, 2022.After becoming the....


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