{"id":159216,"date":"2025-06-07T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=159216"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:35:37","slug":"fca-considers-opening-crypto-etns-to-uk-retail-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/fca-considers-opening-crypto-etns-to-uk-retail-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"FCA Considers Opening Crypto ETNs to UK Retail Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The potential policy shift<\/a><\/strong> would allow individuals\u2014not just institutions\u2014to invest in crypto-linked ETNs listed on approved UK exchanges.<\/p>\n

This reconsideration comes as part of the FCA\u2019s latest consultation aimed at boosting market competitiveness and easing regulatory burdens. While retail investors have long been excluded from these products due to risk concerns, the regulator now appears more willing to let individuals decide for themselves\u2014provided safeguards are in place.<\/p>\n

Unlike spot ETFs, ETNs don\u2019t hold cryptocurrencies directly. Instead, they are unsecured debt instruments tied to asset performance. Their expansion to retail markets would bring the UK in line with jurisdictions like the U.S. and EU, where such products are already more accessible.<\/p>