FCA to publish cryptocurrency review later this year

The UK's financial regulator noted cryptocurrencies have been "an area of increasing interest for markets and regulators globally" and acknowledged the Treasury Committee's intention to launch an enquiry. In response, it said: "Cryptocurrencies themselves are not currently within our regulatory perimeter. However, some models of use or packaging cryptocurrencies bring them within our perimeter, making the landscape complex.  "We will work with the Bank of England and the Treasury as part of a taskforce to develop thinking and publish a discussion paper later this year outlining our pol...