The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its second research note today. The FCA research note concludes: A rising number of UK consumers is holding digital assets. In the UK, the FCA is the conduct regulator for 59,000 financial service firms and markets. As such, it supervises 49,000 firms. The organization…
Read MoreAs a reaction to the European Union’s 5th anti-money-laundering (AML) Directive, AMLD5, Spanish regulators tackle national anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws which also affects the regulation requirements for digital asset companies in Spain. About AMLD5 On 19 June, 2018, the 5th anti-money-laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/843) came to being….
Read MoreTrustology, a digital asset custody solution provider, announced on 22 June, 2020 that it will team up with GCEX, a FCA-regulated OTC broker, to build a secure liquidity network backed by institutional-grade custody for OTC trading of digital assets. Speedy and secure custody services for digital assets Trustology, located in…
Read MoreThe Swiss private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. AG specializes primarily in asset management but has been offering business accounts for blockchain companies and overseeing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and security token offerings (STOs) since April 2019. As stated in a press release issued by the financial institution on 29…
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