Долазећи председник ФЦА у Великој Британији има тешке планове за крипто индустрију

The incoming head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a violent broadside against the wider crypto industry. Potentially setting the stage for a showdown with the UK government and UK-based крипто компаније.

Ashley Alder told a meeting of the Комисија за одабир трезора that, in his experience, crypto platforms were “deliberately evasive.” Large organizations within the industry are complicit in money laundering on a large scale, he said. Alder also suggested that crypto firms in the UK faced an uphill battle as the FCA assumes more regulatory powers.

Crypto Perspective at Odds With Prime Minister 

This may put Alder on a collision course with the UK government and the new UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak. The fresh-faced premier has previously stated his commitment to making the UK an innovative crypto hub. In a statement at the time, Sunak was quoted as saying:

„Желимо да видимо предузећа сутрашњице – и радна места која она стварају – овде у Великој Британији, и ефикасном регулативом можемо им дати поверење које им је потребно да размишљају и инвестирају дугорочно.

As the country’s finance minister, Sunak was a vocal supporter of crypto and CBDCs. In April of this year, he and City Minister John Glen released a wide-ranging plan to put the UK at the forefront of crypto regulation. 

Alder refused to elaborate on whether he was on a collision course with the UK government. 

Who is Ashley Alder?

Ashley Alder was appointed to the role of Chair of the FDA in July and is expected to take up his post in January 2023. He currently serves as the head of Hong Kong’s Securities and Футурес Commission (SFC) and also chairs the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

His in-tray will include regulating the exploding world of crypto assets, дефи, and scrutinizing the rise of buy-now-pay-later retail debt.

In his current Hong Kong role, Alder took a similarly bold stance against crypto-fuelled money laundering. In May of last year, the SFC moved to license virtual asset service providers (VASP) and restrict their dealings with retail customers.