{"id":1038,"date":"2018-11-29T14:21:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:06:28","slug":"fca-investigates-cryptocurrency-companies-over-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/fca-investigates-cryptocurrency-companies-over-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"FCA Investigates Cryptocurrency Companies Over Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/fca-investigates-cryptocurrency-companies-over-compliance\/#FCA_Warns_of_Crypto_Crackdown_Due_to_Fraud\" >FCA Warns of Crypto Crackdown Due to Fraud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/fca-investigates-cryptocurrency-companies-over-compliance\/#In_conclusion\" >In conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The financial regulator of the UK has increased the number of cryptocurrency-related companies it is investigating over &#8220;unlicensed operation&#8221; to 50. As the FCA investigates cryptocurrency companies for potential violations, this news is according to reports in The Telegraph, a local daily news outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">According to\u00a0<em>The Telegraph<\/em>, the FCA confirmed the probe in response to a Freedom of Information request. The regulator is cracking down on firms offering financial services without approval, as the UK seeks a\u00a0more regulated approach\u00a0to crypto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Industry experts suggest the FCA\u2019s increased scrutiny follows\u00a0market turmoil and fraud risks. Andrew Jacobs, partner at Moore Stephens, noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe crypto price crash likely triggered a surge in complaints. Now, with prices down, fraud is exposed\u2014pressuring the FCA to ensure transparency.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The move highlights growing regulatory efforts to\u00a0protect investors\u00a0as the crypto industry faces tighter oversight.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FCA_Warns_of_Crypto_Crackdown_Due_to_Fraud\"><\/span>FCA Warns of Crypto Crackdown Due to Fraud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to the spate of fraudulent activities taking place in the crypto market, the FCA had recently announced that it intended to \u201cadopt a heavy-handed approach to cryptocurrency as it appears in the financial services industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of the actions it has taken includes discussing a ban on specific types of financial products. However, there are fears that this ban could extend to Bitcoin futures and other similar instruments that have been operating successfully elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are concerned that retail consumers are being sold complex, volatile, and often leveraged derivatives products based on exchange tokens with underlying market integrity issues.\u201d Christopher Woolard, the FCA Executive Director of Strategy and Competition said in a speech given last week.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of this approach have dismissed it as a \u201cblunt instrument approach.\u201d Thanks to the current downturn in the prices of cryptocurrency, the FCA has not felt the need to hastily introduce new rules for the industry.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_conclusion\"><\/span>In conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The FCA investigates cryptocurrency companies extensively, with fifty<a href=\"https:\/\/icoholder.com\/blog\/pendle-drives-economic-development-blockchain-inclusion\/\"> cryptocurrency-related businesses<\/a> currently under investigation by the UK&#8217;s financial regulator on suspicions of offering financial services without any approval from the institution. This number is more than twice the figure reported by the FCA in May this year.<\/p>\n<p>To follow this story and many other developments, subscribe to the ICOholder\u2019s newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The financial regulator of the UK has increased the number of cryptocurrency-related companies it is investigating over &#8220;unlicensed operation&#8221; to 50. 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