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If you are a new entrant preparing for the FCA’s cryptoasset authorisation gateway in September 2026, the compliance framework you submit is not a supporting document — it is the application. A weak framework means delays, additional information requests or refusal. Here is the sequence of work and where to focus your effort.   The...

There is a widespread assumption that the FCA’s incoming cryptoasset authorisation regime only affects unregulated firms and those holding an AML registration under the Money Laundering Regulations. That assumption is wrong. If your firm is already authorised under FSMA and you carry on — or intend to carry on — cryptoasset activities, you need to...

Five months sounds reasonable. The FCA’s authorisation gateway for cryptoasset permissions opens on 30 September 2026 and closes on 28 February 2027. Plenty of time? Not even close. When you work backwards from the deadline and account for what actually needs to happen, most firms will find they are already behind.   The Timeline Trap...