Unchained · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a significant package of final policy statements and guidance for the crypto industry on June 30th. This comprehensive rulebook, considered the final piece of the UK's crypto roadmap, covers stablecoin issuance, market abuse, prudential capital requirements, and disclosures, and may extend to certain DeFi protocols in the future. The new regime, which treats crypto assets similarly to traditional finance instruments, will take effect in the fall of 2027.
“So, on June 30th, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, the FCA, their primary financial regulator, published a pretty massive package of final policy statements and guidance for crypto.”
“This is considered the final piece of the UK's crypto roadmap, and I'm summarizing here, it was actually four final policy statements plus guidance, like effectively a comprehensive rulebook.”
“And this now encompasses all kinds of crypto companies, including, you know, obvious suspects like custodians and stable coin issuers and crypto finance platforms, but also arguably in the future, certain DeFi protocols.”