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UK Set to Clamp Down on Bank Crypto Dealings in 2026—What It Means for Your Portfolio

UK Set to Clamp Down on Bank Crypto Dealings in 2026—What It Means for Your Portfolio

Author:
Coindesk
Published:
2025-06-18 17:57:09
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UK to Propose Restrictions on How Banks Can Deal With Crypto Next Year

Brace for impact—UK regulators are sharpening their knives. The Treasury's 2026 crypto framework could force banks to choose between innovation and compliance.

Bankers sweating over their bonus pools? Not our problem. The proposed restrictions—rumored to target everything from custody to settlement—might just achieve what years of FCA warnings couldn't: making finance boring again.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin miners are laughing all the way to the (decentralized) bank. Another case of legacy systems playing catch-up while the crypto train leaves the station.

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