Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new guidelines for asset managers on using distributed ledger technology (DLT) within the regulator’s existing rules. The guidance...

A transatlantic task force between the UK and US could reshape the future of global finance, according to policymakers and industry leaders. At the Innovate...

The UK must maintain a principles-based approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in retail finance - but with far greater operational clarity, according to a new...

The UK’s future‑payments agenda has taken on a clearer digital‑assets edge after the Government appointed former FCA chief Chris Woolard to its new Future...

The Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to step up its work on tokenised finance, outlining plans for more structured testing of tokenised fund and...

The head of the Bank for International Settlements has said tokenisation, not today’s stablecoins, is the development most likely to reshape cross‑border payments and...

Regulatory strategy and regulatory progression should be assessed as separate measures of market clarity, according to panellists at Paris Blockchain Week.On a panel discussing...

Today (15 April), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation setting out proposed guidance on how it intends to regulate the UK's crypto market and define where...

CoinShares and Finfluencer research shows that more respondents support crypto ETN eligibility within ISAs than oppose it. More than 57% of respondents are investing in digital...

Ctrl Alt has received direct authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), enabling it to provide regulated investment services. The authorisation places Ctrl Alt Ltd, a...

DTCC has created a new business line dedicated to the tokenisation of traditional financial assets, marking the next phase of its digital strategy following...

The UK government will reevaluate the way it taxes stablecoins to ensure the rules accurately capture how the assets are used. In a call for evidence, the government is seeking views...

Luxembourg is moving to remove key barriers to tokenised fund adoption, as new regulatory clarifications enable both crypto exposure and more efficient settlement mechanisms...

As the UK develops a regulatory framework for crypto assets, a close relationship with the EU remains key, Lucy Rigby MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, told attendees...

City of London Corporation Policy Chairman Chris Hayward has issued a stark warning that the government needs to accelerate digital markets reform or risk...

Ripple has announced plans to obtain an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) through an acquisition to expand its regulated footprint in Asia Pacific.The license...