Združeno kraljestvo: FCA opozarja vlagatelje pred 111 neregistriranimi kriptopodjetji

Organ za finančno poslovanje Združenega kraljestva (FCA) je izdal opozorilo proti več kot 100 podjetjem za kriptovalute, ki v Združenem kraljestvu poslujejo brez licence

FCA pravi, da je FOMO povzročil večje naložbe v kripto

Glede na Reuters v torek (22. junija 2021) je vodja izvršbe in nadzora trga FCA Mark Steward na virtualnem tednu mesta 2021, ki so ga organizirali City in Financial Global, opozoril na neregistrirana kripto podjetja. Steward je izjavil, da je bilo 111 podjetij nereguliranih in nestanovitnih, kar je tvegano za vlagatelje in finančne institucije, ki se ukvarjajo z njimi.

Izvršni direktor FCA je dejal:

»Imamo številna podjetja, ki očitno poslujejo v Združenem kraljestvu, ne da bi bila pri nas registrirana in imajo opravka z nekom: bankami, podjetji za plačilne storitve, potrošniki. To je zelo resnično tveganje, zato nas to skrbi. "

Steward je kriptovalutno industrijo primerjal tudi z zloglasno manijo tulipanov iz 17. stoletja in dejal, da novi vlagatelji vstopajo v kriptovalutno industrijo zaradi strahu pred pogrešanjem (FOMO). Po besedah ​​izvršnega direktorja FCA:

»Razlogi, zakaj mnogi zdaj vlagajo, so, ker se bojijo, da ne bi zamudili tistega, kar bi lahko pomenilo konjunkturo. Če pustimo ob strani, kako nestanovitni so ti instrumenti, je tu povsod napisana manija tulipanov. "

Nedavna študija conducted by the FCA showed that about 2.3 million UK citizens now own crypto, signalling an uptick from 1.9 million recorded in 2020. An earlier Raziskava in March revealed that younger UK individuals invested in crypto assets without thinking of the risks associated with such investments. 

Britanska kripto podjetja se borijo s pravili FCA

While the FCA continues to go tough on unregulated cryptocurrency exchange platforms operating in the UK, the financial regulator is also known for its stringent regulatory policies for crypto businesses. Back in January, the FCA razglasitve that it would supervise anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing for UK crypto companies, making it mandatory for cryptocurrency-related businesses to register with and comply with the FCA’s rules. 

Meanwhile, back in December 2020, the FCA established a režim začasne registracije (TRR) for crypto companies with pending licensing applications with the agency. According to the UK regulator, the extension will give it time to clear the backlog of such applications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These crypto firms were allowed to continue operations until July 2021.  

Earlier in June, the FCA podaljšan the TRR to the end of March 2022, in order to assess pending applications, while allowing crypto businesses to continue trading. However, the FCA noted that most cryptocurrency exchanges failed to meet the FCA’s AML standards, causing a good number of platforms to withdraw application requests.

Vir: https://btcmanager.com/uk-fca-investors-111-crypto-companies/