UK sets final crypto rules ahead of 2027 FCA deadline

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June 30, 2026

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🏛️ UK firms face new FCA licensing, capital and market-abuse rules before the 2027 regime goes live
🇺🇸 Senate leaders push for July passage of the CLARITY Act before the August recess
🇪🇺 ESMA says EU crypto clients must be served through MiCA-authorized entities
📉 Bitcoin bulls try to defend $60K as ETF outflows and weak futures keep pressure on BTC
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UK sets final crypto rules as firms face 2027 FCA authorization deadline

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published its final crypto regulatory framework, setting up a new authorization regime for crypto firms ahead of the rules going live on Oct. 25, 2027. The licensing window will open in September and run until Feb. 28, 2027, with trading platforms, custodians, stablecoin issuers, staking companies and other intermediaries required to obtain FCA authorization to operate in the UK. The framework adds mandatory licensing, capital stress-testing, tighter market manipulation and insider trading rules, and simplified capital standards for stablecoin issuers. Existing firms authorized under money laundering rules will not be automatically converted into the new regime and will need fresh approval, while the FCA plans further guidance on DeFi, DLT operational resilience and financial crime rules.

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Senate leaders push for July passage of CLARITY Act

Republican Senate leaders are pushing to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in July, giving lawmakers a narrow window before the chamber’s August state work period and the approach of election campaigning. The bill, which would establish comprehensive US crypto market-structure rules, passed the House in July 2025 and cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee in January and the Senate Banking Committee in May, but still faces political hurdles. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott and Majority Leader John Thune are pressing for July action, while Senator Cynthia Lummis said lawmakers are still working through DeFi, illicit finance and ethics issues. The bill likely needs Democratic support to hit the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, and delays could push the fight into 2027.

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ESMA MiCA warning puts Binance EU service changes under scrutiny

The European Securities and Markets Authority told Cointelegraph that EU crypto clients should be served through a MiCA-authorized legal entity after the bloc’s July 1 transitional deadline, raising questions over Binance’s regional servicing model. ESMA said crypto asset service providers must hold MiCA authorization to serve clients across the EU and European Economic Area, and that protections under MiCA apply only to the legal entity licensed in the EU. The clarification came after Binance told users in certain EU countries, including Poland, France, Spain and Italy, that it was adjusting services as part of its MiCA transition. ESMA also said non-EU providers may only rely on the narrow reverse-solicitation exemption when the client initiates the relationship entirely on their own, without marketing, promotion or solicitation from the firm.

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Bitcoin faces critical test as bulls aim to hold $60K: Did BTC bottom?

Bitcoin is hovering near a key inflection point around $60,000 as retail selling, ETF outflows and softer futures data leave traders questioning whether BTC has already bottomed. The article says investors pulled $4.4 billion from US spot Bitcoin ETFs in June, the worst month of the year, while institutions and corporate treasuries appear to be holding rather than buying aggressively. Futures leverage has unwound in an orderly way, with aggregate Bitcoin open interest near $19.92 billion, but the article warns that a break below the day’s $58,800 low could force roughly $500 million in long positions to close and potentially push BTC toward $56,000. For upside momentum, Bitcoin needs to reclaim $62,000, while macro risks such as the June employment report or renewed Iran-related tensions could pressure BTC back below $60,000.