Cryptocurrency

Do UK retail investors face 4 crypto risks after FCA U-turn?

UK retail investors are entering a period of rapid change as the Financial Conduct Authority lifts its four-year ban on access to regulated crypto products. The move marks a turning point for the market, but it also exposes differences among…

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Will ESMA crypto supervision replace 27 national regulators?

The European Union is preparing a shift in how it supervises financial markets, with ESMA crypto supervision expected to play a larger role. Under new proposals, oversight of exchanges, crypto companies, and clearing houses could move from national regulators to…

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Will UK retail investors face another wait for crypto ETNs?

UK retail investors have been waiting years for a regulated way to buy crypto products on the London Stock Exchange. The Financial Conduct Authority announced in August that it would lift its ban on crypto exchange-traded products from next Wednesday,…

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Will US financial regulators slow crypto listings and data?

US financial regulators faced a sharp operational reset as a federal government shutdown began at midnight, forcing the Securities and Exchange Commission to furlough more than 90% of its staff and narrowing market oversight to emergency functions. The agency kept…

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Crypto traders lose $1.6B is bearish exhaustion setting in?

Crypto traders faced a sharp reset on Monday. Coinglass data showed $1.62 billion in bullish bets wiped out within 24 hours. Bitcoin fell 2.3% to under $113,000 on Binance. Ethereum slid almost 7% to just under $4,200. The total crypto…

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BitGo IPO shows $4.19B revenue and $90B assets on platform?

BitGo filed for a U.S. listing after a sharp jump in first-half 2025 revenue, signaling steady investor interest in crypto infrastructure during a busier fall IPO window than recent years. The filing showed revenue of $4.19 billion for the six…

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Will Dogecoin’s first ETF change how investors trade DOGE?

Dogecoin’s first ETF began trading on the Cboe BZX exchange under the ticker DOJE, giving brokerage account holders direct exposure to spot DOGE without opening a crypto exchange account or managing wallets. The fund comes from a joint effort between…

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SEC opens path to crypto spot ETFs with new listing rules?

The SEC approved generic listing standards that let three national securities exchanges adopt a streamlined path for new spot cryptocurrency and other spot commodity exchange-traded products, clearing the last hurdle for dozens of spot ETFs and shortening launch timelines from…

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Do FCA crypto rules exempt firms from integrity duties?

Britain’s financial regulator set out FCA crypto rules that could waive four long-standing conduct principles for crypto asset trading platforms while tightening resilience standards, aiming to keep firms competitive without diluting baseline protections; the move follows an April signal that…

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Santander’s Openbank launches crypto trading in Germany

Santander’s Openbank has launched crypto trading in Germany, giving customers access to Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Polygon (POL), and Cardano. The service runs under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, allowing trading within the same platform used for traditional investments. With…