UK Marks the End of Its 'Light‑Touch' Approach with a Coordinated Multi‑Agency Sweep of Peer‑to‑Peer Crypto Platforms
In recent weeks, the United Kingdom has taken a decisive step away from the relatively permissive stance it once adopted toward digital assets, signaling a new era of rigorous oversight. The catalyst for this shift was a large‑scale, multi‑agency operation that targeted a network of peer‑to‑peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchanges and related service providers. The raid, which involved law enforcement…
Sept. 17, 2026, 3:08 p.m.