The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026/102
The Regulations establish a regulatory regime for certain cryptoasset activities pursuant to powers conferred by FSMA. The Regulations introduce two designated activity regimes: (i) for public offers of qualifying cryptoassets and admissions to trading on qualifying cryptoasset trading platforms, and (ii) for market abuse. The Regulation also amends the RAO so as to specify certain activities relating to cryptoassets as regulated activities for the purposes of FSMA, including the issuing of qualifying stablecoin, the safeguarding of certain cryptoassets, operating cryptoasset trading platforms, dealing in cryptoassets as principal or agent, arranging deals in cryptoassets, and cryptoasset staking. The full commencement day will be 25 October 2027.
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