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UK finalizes crypto-asset rules: Key considerations for non-UK firms

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The UK and EU regimes share many of the same policy objectives, but differ in several important respects for non-UK firms.

With the United Kingdom’s core crypto-asset framework now largely finalized, non-UK firms should be assessing how the new regime affects their UK activities and any wider UK-EU operating model.

On June 30, 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final package of policy statements covering admissions andPS26/9–PS26/13

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