The Financial Conduct Authority is moving into the final phase of its crypto-regulation drive, inviting industry participants to comment on a package of 10 proposals that would elevate traditional-finance standards within the UK crypto sector. The FCA described the consultation as the last step in its formal process as it advances the government’s broader crypto roadmap. The proposals cover a range of areas, including business conduct standards, credit-based crypto purchases, regulatory reporting, asset safeguarding, and how retail collateral is treated when crypto is used as collateral for borrowing. The agency set a March 12 deadline for feedback, signaling a push toward a tightly regulated environment for crypto firms operating in the UK. said . The package was first outlined in December as part of the government’s crypto roadmap, with the FCA explicitly aiming to regulate crypto similarly to traditional finance. In its communications, the regulator stressed that regulation cannot e...