Coinbase launches UK derivatives suite for pro clients
The MiFID-anchored rollout turns Coinbase's UK arm into a regulated multi-asset venue rather than a crypto-only broker, as 88% of net revenue already comes from outside bitcoin spot trading.
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The MiFID-anchored rollout turns Coinbase's UK arm into a regulated multi-asset venue rather than a crypto-only broker, as 88% of net revenue already comes from outside bitcoin spot trading.
Institutions could gain a clearer compliance path into digital bullion, giving London a way to preserve the legal and financial activity around a market increasingly contested by China.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cryptoassets wants barriers to banking access resolved before the FCA's 2027 regime kicks in, putting the debanking problem formally on the legislative clock.
The probe lands weeks after the UK published its new crypto framework and days into a Labour government, putting bank de-risking squarely on the legislative agenda.
A cross-party group chaired by Lord Vaizey and Labour MP Josan will spend six weeks gathering evidence on UK banks refusing crypto firms accounts and blocking transfers, with a report due to…
The UK is treating crypto network operators like sanctioned-bank compliance officers, with senior managers facing prison if user wallets are not flagged against the Russia sanctions list on time.
The new rule is a countdown, not a clarification: platforms that handle EU and UK customers must block trading and withdrawals for any user who refuses to hand over a tax ID.
A bilateral commitment to 'comparable regulatory outcomes' could let a UK-issued stablecoin serve US clients under mirrored rules, the first concrete step toward a transatlantic stablecoin corridor.
HMRC's carve-out exempts disposals on eligible crypto loans and liquidity-pool entries from capital-gains tax, aligning DeFi with share-loan treatment and ending the asset-swap tax trap that has…
The roadmap pairs a Q1 2027 tokenized gilt pilot with calls to upgrade payment rails, framing tokenization as core financial plumbing rather than a crypto side project.
The FCA's finalized crypto rules and the Bank of England's rollback of holding caps arrive weeks before a Labour leadership change, testing whether the UK's regulatory pivot can survive political…
The amendment targets political parties and candidates, framing crypto donations as unfit for the UK funding system rather than just unregulated.
The FCA authorization lands 18 months before the UK's full crypto framework takes effect, giving Coinbase a regulated runway to roll out its 'Everything Exchange' stack to retail and institutional…
The license lets Coinbase pair spot crypto with derivatives and equities under one UK roof, stepping up its competition with Kraken and Bitstamp for the regulated European retail book.
The regulator says it needs new statutory powers to supervise frontier AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini as they reshape retail and wholesale finance.
Industry voices call the framework a competitive counterweight to the EU's MiCA, yet the FCA's track record of rejecting most applications and several open policy questions may blunt the edge before…
The opposition party frames the central bank's digital pound as state overreach and backs a private, lightly regulated stablecoin market. The fight is now political, not just policy.
The launch puts a US retail-finance brand with 24M funded customers directly into Britain's FCA-supervised market, days after the regulator tightened rules on platform promotions.
The window opens Sept. 30, 2026 and the real filter is not compliance but authorization readiness — late applicants enter a transitional status that bars new UK contracts.
The UK's final regime lands lighter than the 2023 draft on the regulated-activity perimeter but harder on issuer capital, with a stablecoin issuance cap and a designated supervisor handed to the FCA.