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January 25th, 2023
CNBC | Ryan Browne | Mar 20, 2022
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it is giving some crypto companies more time to register with the regulator beyond an original Mar. 31 deadline.
A select few firms, including the fintech company Revolut and crypto start-up Copper, will be allowed to continue trading after a temporary registration regime closes, the FCA said in an update on its website. Copper counts the former U.K. finance minister, Philip Hammond, as an advisor.
The temporary register closes on Friday “for all but for a small number of firms where it is strictly necessary to continue to have temporary registration,” the FCA said. “This is necessary where a firm may be pursuing an appeal or may have particular winding-down circumstances.”
Crypto firms operating in the U.K. are required to be registered with the FCA under money laundering regulations. But several companies have yet to make the cut. The FCA set up a temporary register to allow firms to continue trading while they sought full authorization.
The list of firms on the temporary register has shrunk considerably in recent weeks, with market maker B2C2 and trading app Wirex among the firms withdrawing their applications.
Paysafe, a fintech firm that is on the FCA’s full register. Chirag Patel, CEO of Paysafe’s digital wallets division:
[we welcome] heightened regulatory oversight [of the crypto industry]. The U.K.’s registration regime will mean that a number of companies will inevitably need to exit the U.K. market because they are unable to meet the necessary standards in terms of risk and compliance.”
Still, there’s been a backlash from the crypto industry over the FCA’s handling of the registration process. Industry insiders previously told CNBC the regulator is understaffed and has been slow to approve applications.
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