The Financial Conduct Authority has secured a High Court order preventing HTX from knowingly promoting cryptoasset services unlawfully to UK customers, according to Finextra. The outlet also reports that the exchange is to leave the UK following the FCA lawsuit.
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The Bank of England is consulting on how it would assess central counterparties’ use of tokenised eligible collateral. It says the existing regulatory framework already permits such arrangements, provided central-clearing standards are met.