El regulador también advirtió que los inversores no podrían recuperar su dinero en caso de que el proyecto se declarara insolvente. “Si las cosas van mal. Esto significa que es poco probable que recupere su dinero si la empresa cierra”. FCA. La advertencia se produce después de que la FCA haya tomado medidas enérgicas contra los criptoactivos no regulados que se dirigen a los consumidores en el Reino Unido. Incluso con la advertencia, el precio de Retardio subió un 16% y la capitalización total del mercado alcanzó los 111 millones de dólares. Anteriormente, la moneda meme había alcanzado casi 240 millones de dólares. En el momento de escribir este artículo, Retardio se cotiza actualmente a 0,09011 dólares. La comunidad de Retardio respondió a la noticia con el humor apropiado en las redes sociales, lo que no hizo más que aumentar la demanda del token. La Cabal de Bezos envía sus saludos.
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In related news, the FCA has also been increasing its efforts to regulate the cryptocurrency market. The agency has also recently released a discussion paper that seeks industry input on the regulatory model for the sector.
This year alone, the FCA has reportedly increased the size of its crypto team at the UK watchdog to over 100 people. The policy team has also been regarded as the fastest-growing section, which points to the regulator’s efforts to meet the dynamics of the cryptocurrency market.
Besides Retardio, the FCA recently issued a warning against Pump.fun, which is a memecoin generator on the Solana blockchain. The warning, published on December 3, says that Pump.fun is “not authorized” to provide financial services in the UK.
The FCA noted that customers interacting with Pump.fun will not be protected by the Financial Ombudsman Service. The notice advised customers against using the platform and advised them to beware of potential fraud.
The Pump.fun platform lets people create and launch tokens, especially memecoins, with no coding skills required. The platform, which was launched in January 2024, has reportedly made over $315.6 million in revenue, according to Dune Analytics.
The FCA has recently intensified its supervision over the crypto platforms. In October 2023, it declared over 140 digital asset companies, including Huobi and KuCoin, as unauthorized companies.
The regulator is also looking to tighten the rules on public sales of cryptocurrencies. The UK also aims to fully regulate stablecoins and other cryptocurrency activities by the end of 2025. As previously noted by Cryptopolitan, 12% of UK adults now own cryptocurrency, which is an increase from the 10% in 2022. Also, the average investments in cryptocurrencies per investor increased from £1,595 to £1,842. Currently, Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency that is familiar to 78% of the respondents in the UK.
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