FCA emite alerta contra memecoin Retardio baseado em Solana
O regulador também alertou que os investidores não conseguiriam recuperar o seu dinheiro caso o projeto se tornasse insolvente. “Se as coisas derem errado. Isso significa que é improvável que você receba seu dinheiro de volta se a empresa fechar.” FCA. O alerta vem depois que a FCA iniciou uma onda de repressão a ativos criptográficos não regulamentados que têm como alvo os consumidores no Reino Unido. Mesmo com o aviso, o preço do Retardio subiu 16% e a capitalização de mercado total atingiu US$ 111 milhões. Anteriormente, a moeda meme atingiu quase US$ 240 milhões. No momento em que este artigo foi escrito, Retardio estava sendo negociado atualmente a US$ 0,09011. A comunidade Retardio respondeu à notícia com o humor adequado nas redes sociais, o que só aumentou a procura pelo token. A Cabala de Bezos manda lembranças.
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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.
FCA also targets Pump.fun
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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