FCA Opens UK Crypto Authorization Window for 2027 Regime
Firms can keep serving customers while applications are reviewed, but approval depends on meeting standards for safeguarding, financial resources and conduct.
- On Wednesday, the Financial Conduct Authority opened its "Authorization gateway," giving cryptocurrency firms until February 28, 2027, to submit registration applications for the incoming regulatory regime.
- The new framework officially takes effect on October 25, 2027, transitioning digital asset businesses away from reliance on previous Money Laundering Regulations toward full financial services regulation.
- Applicants must provide detailed business plans, financial forecasts, and governance procedures, with specific questions depending on their operations. Firms can use the Pre-Application Support Service to discuss business models before filing.
- Eligible businesses that apply during the window can continue operations while the regulator assesses their filings. Companies waiting until after February 28, 2027, will not receive the same treatment if applications remain pending when the regime begins.
- CEO Nick Jones of Zumo noted the firm built a "U.K Cryptoasset Regulation Tracker" to help industry operators map their obligations against the upcoming regulatory requirements.
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