The SFC will continue to monitor the market and social platforms to protect investors while not hindering the development of emerging technologies. In September, the SFC published a list of companies seeking regulatory approval. Four applications were pending before the agency, but only two exchanges received a license – OSL and HashKey.
“Even if the grace period ends tomorrow, cryptocurrency fraud still isn’t going anywhere
Eleanor Ashworth is editor-in-chief at BTCNews. A Cambridge-trained journalist with 18 years across the Financial Times, Reuters and the Telegraph, she joined the crypto beat in 2017 after covering the Bank of England and HM Treasury. She holds the SABEW Best in Business award (2022) and was shortlisted for the British Journalism Awards (2023). At BTCNews she sets the editorial line for Bitcoin and macro markets coverage, with a focus on institutional adoption, regulation and central-bank policy. Based in London.
