UK FCA Crypto Authorization Window Opens Before 2027

The UK's FCA has opened an application window for crypto firms ahead of its new regime, letting existing businesses keep serving customers while their authorization applications are reviewed.

Will a formal authorization regime make UK crypto firms more trustworthy, or will compliance costs push smaller firms and startups out of the market entirely? Regulators and companies worldwide face this same tension as crypto moves from loosely registered activity to fully licensed financial business. The UK's approach, visible only in fragments, may offer an early signal of which path wins out, protection through authorization, or consolidation through cost.

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