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Coinbase to expand UK crypto operation with FCA (VASP) registration
US based crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced that the company has obtained its VASP registration in the UK. Issued by the FCA, this will allow Coinbase to offer both crypto and fiat in the UK, the largest of Coinbase’s international markets, as the company secures another regulatory permission. This VASP registration makes Coinbase the largest registered digital assets player in the UK. Coinbase said that the UK Government and the FCA are developing welcome regulation for the crypto sector, hopefully joining the growing trend of countries embracing economic freedom and free markets. Governments ... (full story)