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#LasAppsBritánicasDeTradingAlgorítmicoDeCriptoactivosPodríanNecesitarAutorizaciónDeLaFCA

La Autoridad de Conducta Financiera del Reino Unido (FCA) publicó recientemente un borrador de orientación sobre el perímetro regulatorio (CP26/36), en el que advierte que las apps de trading algorítmico de criptoactivos y los agregadores de finanzas descentralizadas (DeFi) podrían necesitar una autorización regulatoria completa. En virtud del próximo marco regulatorio británico para los criptoactivos, toda aplicación o plataforma cuyo software subyacente tome activamente decisiones sobre las transacciones de los clientes se clasificará como «concertación de operaciones con criptoactivos», una actividad que requiere una licencia legal. [1, 2]

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#UKAlgorithmicCryptoTradingAppsMayNee in #dFCAAuthorization FCA: your trading app's routing logic may now be a licensing question

The FCA's draft guidance CP26-36 says crypto apps may need authorization when an algorithm independently picks trading venues or execution routes for customers — based on price, liquidity, transaction cost or execution speed. That is potentially "arranging" cryptoasset transactions.

What the FCA counts as discretion:

Changing an order Deciding when- to execute it

Choosing a route based on counterparty risk or expected outcomes

Automation does not exempt developers or operators.

The narrow escape: interfaces that merely forward customer instructions without affecting execution may fall under a technology-services exemption.

Timeline:

Rules take effect 25 Oct 2027

Transitional applications open 30 Sep 2026 – 28 Feb 2027

Consultation closes 18 Nov 2026

Final guidance targeted Jan 2027 (document also references spring)

The tension: firms must decide on transitional protection while the rulebook is still in draft — and potential scope De reachesFi aggregators and automated interfaces, not just brokers.

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** onNote sourcing:** figures and dates above the news reports come from retrieved this session, not from the FCA's own published text — worth linking the consultation paper itself before publishing.
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