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Treasury consultation underlines UK ambition to onshore crypto industry

Written by Roeland Van der Stappen at MWEK Solutions Ltd

 

 

Earlier this month, the UK Treasury published a long-awaited consultation paper for the UK’s upcoming crypto regulation. This is part of a push by Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to attract more crypto businesses and investment to the country and establish the UK as a global crypto hub. Crypto companies have long lamented that a lack of regulatory clarity has made it hard for them to do business in the UK, with only 15% of applicants having successfully met the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...