{"id":56548,"date":"2023-08-14T07:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=56548"},"modified":"2023-08-14T07:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:36:06","slug":"uk-regulator-approves-13-of-crypto-registration-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/uk-regulator-approves-13-of-crypto-registration-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Regulator Approves 13% of Crypto Registration Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/uks-financial-conduct-authority-fca-of-all-btc.html\">Financial Conduct Authority<\/a> (FCA), the UK's primary financial regulator, has only granted 13% approval out of nearly 300 crypto companies that have applied for registration to operate in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Regulating-crypto-could-backfire-says-UK-FCA-chairman.jpg\" alt=\"UK Regulator Approves 13% of Crypto Registration Applications\" class=\"wp-image-9328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Regulating-crypto-could-backfire-says-UK-FCA-chairman.jpg 700w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Regulating-crypto-could-backfire-says-UK-FCA-chairman-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Regulating-crypto-could-backfire-says-UK-FCA-chairman-355x200.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UK Regulator Approves 13% of Crypto Registration Applications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The FCA published a response to a right-to-know request whose author remains anonymous on August 11. Four queries regarding the registration statistics of crypto asset businesses were considered in the request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2020, the regulator has received 291 registration applications but has only authorized 38 of them. The majority of applications, 155, were withdrawn by the firms themselves because the FCA encourages firms to resubmit applications if they do not meet all of the criteria. As explained by the governing body:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirms are required to provide the minimum information set out under regulation 57 of the MLRs. Any firm not providing the required information will have their application rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United Kingdom, firms permitted to &#8220;carry out crypto asset activities&#8221; must be registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or granted interim operating status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, the FCA had ordered<a href=\"https:\/\/www.financemagnates.com\/cryptocurrency\/binance-markets-limited-deregisters-with-the-uks-fca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Binance Markets Limited<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> to cease operations in the country and issued &#8220;shut down or face further action&#8221; orders to local proprietors of cryptocurrency ATMs. At publication, the FCA's list of registered crypto asset providers included 42 entities, including Skrill, eToro, and Gemini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IN JULY, the FCA reminded all crypto asset firms in the United Kingdom that their marketing strategies must comply with its financial promotions regime by October 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, it was recommended that crypto firms implement a marketing strategy that provides customers with a &#8220;cooling-off period&#8221; to consider the risks associated with investing in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/digital-assets-and-intellectual-property-rights-a-new-frontier.html\">digital assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK&#8217;s primary financial regulator, has only granted 13% approval out of nearly 300 crypto companies that have applied for registration to operate in the country. The FCA published a response to a right-to-know request whose author remains anonymous on August 11. 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