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June 29, 2023Law & sovereign policyLegislationdocumented

United Kingdom brings crypto assets into financial-services law

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 received Royal Assent with powers to regulate crypto-asset activities and promotions.

The act created enabling authority rather than a complete Bitcoin rulebook on the day it passed. Detailed requirements continued through Treasury, FCA, and secondary-legislation processes.