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Legislation to bring UK crypto activity within regulatory perimeter published

By Phoebe Seers ( April 29, 2025, 15:04 GMT | Insight) -- Draft legislation that seeks to define cryptoassets and stablecoins — and to bring certain activities related to them within the regulatory perimeter — has been published by the UK finance ministry. The legislation covers stablecoin issuance, as well as cryptoasset custody, trading and staking. Under the future regulatory regime, crypto providers that want to offer regulated products or services to UK consumers will have to be authorized by the FCA, but “truly decentralized” firms have been exempted from authorization.Draft legislation that seeks to define cryptoassets and stablecoins, and bring certain activities related to them within the regulatory perimeter, has been published by the UK finance ministry. The legislation covers stablecoin issuance, as well as cryptoasset custody, trading and staking (see here). ...

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