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UK Cryptoasset Regime: The Full Package
Mar 6 2026
This is the final post in our series covering recent UK cryptoasset developments. Consider it your one-stop reference point. Below, we collect links to each of the six posts published so far – covering the finalised Cryptoasset Regulations and the latest FCA consultation papers – alongside a timeline of the key dates market participants should have on their radar.
Freshfields coverage
- Reading Between the Lines: Notable Policy Choices in the FCA's Latest Cryptoasset Proposals
- Crypto, Regulated: Unpacking the UK's New Cryptoasset Statutory Instrument (Cryptoasset Regulations)
- Rules of Engagement: Assessing the FCA’s Proposed Conduct Rules for Crypto Trading Platforms, Intermediaries and Other Novel Crypto Activities (CP25/40)
- Full Disclosure: The FCA's Proposed Crypto Admissions & Disclosures Regime and MARC Proposals (CP25/41)
- Capital Idea: The FCA's Proposed Prudential Regime for Cryptoasset Firms (CP25/42)
- Old Rules, New Tricks: The FCA's Proposed Approach for Applying FCA Handbook Rules to Cryptoasset Firms (CP26/4)
Key dates
| Milestone | Date |
| Cryptoasset Regulations made | 4 February 2026 |
| Bank of England consultation on systemic stablecoins closed | 10 February 2026 |
| FCA consultation periods closed for CP25/40, CP25/41 and CP25/42 | 12 February 2026 |
| FCA consultation period closes for CP26/4 | 12 March 2026 |
| Final FCA rules expected | H2 2026 |
| Application period opens | September 2026 |
| Regime go-live date (and TP commencement date) | 25 October 2027 |
| TP longstop date | 25 October 2029 |
