The C&G Guide to FCA Cryptoasset Authorisation and Regulation
A practical guide for cryptoasset firms preparing for the UK’s new regulatory regime.
The UK’s new cryptoasset regime will bring crypto firms into a much more familiar FCA world: authorisation, governance, financial crime controls, safeguarding, prudential resources, Consumer Duty, market abuse obligations and ongoing supervision. Our guide explains what firms should be thinking about now – and how experience from investment firms, payments, e-money, CASS, IFPR, and market abuse supervision can help firms prepare for FCA cryptoasset authorisation.
What the guide covers
The guide provides practical insight into cryptoassets regulation, helping firms understand the FCA’s expectations before applying for authorisation.
- Which firms may need FCA authorisation
- How the new permissions map to common crypto business models
- What the FCA is likely to expect in an authorisation application
- Financial crime, sanctions and on/off-ramp risk
- Safeguarding client cryptoassets and lessons from CASS and payments
- Prudential requirements, liquidity, stress testing and wind-down planning
- Consumer Duty, communications and retail customer outcomes
- Market abuse controls and surveillance
- International firms and UK vs MiCA considerations
- Practical readiness questions for boards and senior management
Who it is for
This guide is designed for firms preparing for FCA cryptoasset authorisation, including:
- Cryptoasset exchanges and trading platforms
- Custodians and wallet providers
- Stablecoin issuers
- Staking, lending and borrowing firms
- Payment and e-money firms supporting crypto activity
- International crypto groups considering a UK presence
- Compliance, legal, risk and operations teams preparing for authorisation
Why C&G
- C&G Regulatory Solutions combines crypto perimeter and financial promotions experience with deep practical experience across FCA authorisations, variations of permission, capital markets, payment services, e-money, prudential regulation, governance, financial crime and operational implementation.
- Our experience helps firms navigate the practical realities of cryptocurrency and regulation, drawing on established FCA regulatory frameworks.
We do not treat cryptoassets regulation as a new silo. We help firms understand how the FCA is applying familiar regulatory disciplines to cryptoasset business models.
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