UK FCA releases new regulatory framework for crypto assets, public consultation before February 2026

OnChainDetective · 2025-12-16T09:26:12+00:00

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued new regulatory guidance on crypto assets, covering aspects such as asset issuance, market manipulation, and trading platforms. It emphasizes the importance of investor risk awareness and has launched a public consultation, with a deadline of February 12, 2026.

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2025-12-16 09:26:12

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[Chain Wen] The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently released a new round of cryptocurrency regulation proposals, officially opening a public consultation. This regulatory framework covers a wide range — asset issuance and information disclosure, prevention of market manipulation, and regulation of trading platforms are all included. It also addresses intermediary responsibilities, staking and lending product protection mechanisms, and even clarifies the applicability of regulations to DeFi. Additionally, there are new standards for institutional robustness.

What’s noteworthy is that the FCA emphasizes a key position in this proposal: the goal of regulation is to ensure investors are fully aware of the risks, not to completely eliminate them. This approach sends a signal to trading platforms and project teams — risk disclosure and education will be prioritized, but outright bans will not be implemented.

If you are interested in these regulatory directions, you can submit your opinions to the FCA now. The deadline for the consultation is February 12, 2026, giving interested organizations and individuals plenty of time to participate in the discussion.

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