Regulation· ★★★· bearish·

FCA, HMRC and London police shut down three illegal P2P crypto exchanges

  • Raids took place at several London locations, with 3 P2P platforms inspected
  • Operators were ordered to immediately cease unregistered activity
  • FCA: commercial P2P crypto trading requires AML registration
  • There are currently no FCA-registered P2P crypto services in the UK
Why it matters: It intensifies pressure on the illegal P2P segment in the UK: informal exchanges lose the ability to operate without AML registration.
Source: PANews