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After FTX, UK plan to isolate crypto risks leaves big questions unanswered

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Published on: 02 February 2023
Published by an MLex correspondent

Table of contents

  • UK presence
  • Regulatory arbitrage
  • Compensation

Article summary

MLex: The UK government plan for regulating cryptoassets was due in 2022 but came a few weeks late. Finally, published yesterday, it made clear that the implosion last November 2022 of FTX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, had caused policymakers to pause for thought.

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