About the webinar As blockchain-based payment rails, stablecoins, and tokenised assets continue to gain traction, the role of traditional banks and financial institutions is being re-examined. Are digital asset payment networks a disruptive threat to the existing banking system, or are they helping to create a more interconnected financial ecosystem? ...

About the webinar ​As the crypto industry matures, businesses face a growing challenge: delivering seamless user experiences while meeting evolving regulatory requirements and building lasting trust. Traditional approaches to identity verification often create friction, increase costs, and struggle to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated fraud and compliance demands. During this ...

CryptoUK has responded to the FCA’s two guidance consultations on the overall risk assessment requirements in COREPRU 7 and CRYPTOPRU 7. The responses broadly welcome the publication of non-Handbook guidance, recognising that it will help firms understand how prudential assessments should connect business model analysis, material risks, own funds and ...

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The preview gives prospective applicants an early view of the questions, evidence and internal decisions that will shape authorisation when the gateway opens in September. The FCA’s 68-page application preview is specialist material. For firms intending to operate under the UK’s new cryptoasset regime, however, it provides detail and clarity ...

For all the debate about what digital assets might become, charitable giving provides a useful test of what they can already do. If someone holds wealth in crypto and wants to support a charity, can that value move from donor to cause safely, efficiently and in a form the charity ...

CryptoUK has submitted its response to the FCA’s quarterly consultation paper CP26/17. While the consultation is fairly technical in nature, it touches on two areas that matter directly for the industry: how authorised cryptoasset firms will be charged under the FCA’s fees framework, and how the financial promotions regime is ...

CryptoUK has joined a coalition of UK cryptoasset industry and professional bodies in writing to HM Treasury, urging the Government to prioritise reform of the tax treatment of decentralised finance lending and staking. The joint letter calls for the UK tax regime to better reflect the economic substance of DeFi ...

CryptoUK Executive Director Su Carpenter joined policymakers, legal experts and industry leaders at Stablecoins Unblocked 2026, hosted by CryptoUK member firm Clifford Chance in London on 1 July 2026. The event brought together voices from across the ecosystem at a pivotal moment for the UK market. It took place just ...

The crypto and digital assets industry has long positioned itself as innovative, agile, and disruptive. But when it comes to sustainability disclosures, many firms remain underprepared — and that gap could have significant implications for future growth. This article follows CryptoUK’s recent member-only webinar on sustainability reporting for digital asset ...