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New UK crypto regime: proposed application of the FCA Handbook and prudential rules

New UK crypto regime: proposed application of the FCA Handbook and prudential rules
Published Date
Jan 26 2026
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The countdown to the UK’s new crypto regime has begun. On December 15, 2025, the UK published finalised regulations with licensing and market abuse regimes for the crypto market, effective from October 25, 2027. The regulations were accompanied by several related consultations on new FCA rules.

This webinar, the second in our series of three webinars on the new crypto regime, addresses the FCA’s consultation papers on: (i) the application of the FCA Handbook to crypto asset activities; and (ii) prudential rules for crypto asset activities.

The FCA published the consultation paper on the proposed application of the FCA Handbook to crypto asset activities (CP 25/25) in September 2025 and published the consultation paper covering prudential rules for platforms, staking and intermediaries (CP 25/42) on December 15, 2025, which builds on their past consultation on a prudential regime for stablecoin issuers and custodians (CP 25/15).

Watch the webinar.

View the slides.

View our first webinar in the series “New UK crypto regime: regulated activities”.

View our third webinar in the series “New UK crypto regime: trading platforms, admission to trading and market abuse regime”.

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