{"id":51481,"date":"2026-09-21T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51481"},"modified":"2026-09-21T04:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T04:15:00","slug":"fca-targets-three-london-premises-in-illegal-p2p-crypto-trading-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51481","title":{"rendered":"FCA Targets Three London Premises In Illegal P2P Crypto Trading Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The FCA, HMRC and Metropolitan Police inspected three London premises over suspected illegal crypto trading.<\/li>\n<li>Cease-and-desist notices were issued.<\/li>\n<li>The action involved unregistered P2P businesses, not licensed UK exchanges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Financial Conduct Authority has stepped up its enforcement work against illegal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/glossary\/peer-to-peer\/\">peer-to-peer<\/a> crypto trading in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working with HMRC and the Metropolitan Police, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/glossary\/regulator\/\">regulator<\/a> inspected three commercial premises suspected of operating unregistered crypto businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The action took place on September 10, with the FCA publishing details on September 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams issued cease-and-desist notices and gathered intelligence from the businesses involved.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Was About Unregistered Trading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distinction matters because the UK is in the middle of a much wider overhaul of crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/glossary\/regulator\/\">regulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FCA\u2019s new authorisation gateway opens at the end of September, but firms already face rules around anti-money-laundering registration and financial promotions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physical or P2P businesses that operate outside that framework remain enforcement targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest action appears aimed squarely at that part of the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not evidence that the FCA is suddenly targeting licensed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/glossary\/exchange\/\">exchanges<\/a> or shutting down mainstream crypto trading.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enforcement And Authorisation Are Moving Together<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing is interesting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one side, the FCA is creating a clearer route for crypto firms that want to operate under the incoming regulatory regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other, it is increasing pressure on businesses operating outside the rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those two things go together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A licensing system only means much if companies that ignore it face consequences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For legitimate firms, that can eventually be helpful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear rules are expensive to comply with, but they are even harder to justify if competitors can simply ignore them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FCA\u2019s message is becoming fairly straightforward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK wants crypto businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also increasingly expects them to behave like regulated financial businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Financial Conduct Authority. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/news\/press-releases\/fca-and-partners-continues-crackdown-illegal-crypto-trading\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/news\/press-releases\/fca-and-partners-continues-crackdown-illegal-crypto-trading<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/news\/press-releases\/fca-and-partners-continues-crackdown-illegal-crypto-trading\" rel=\"nofollow\">Primary Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR The FCA, HMRC and Metropolitan Police inspected three London premises over suspected illegal crypto trading. Cease-and-desist notices were issued. The action involved unregistered P2P businesses, not licensed UK exchanges. The Financial Conduct Authority has stepped up its enforcement work against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in London. 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