IG Becomes First UK-Listed Firm with FCA Crypto Licence; Enabling Direct Transfers for Traders

From financemagnates.com

Investing and trading platform IG has been granted a cryptoasset licence by the Financial Conduct Authority. The licence allows the firm to broaden its crypto offering for customers. IG is the first UK-listed company to join the FCA’s cryptoasset register. The platform launched crypto trading in June through a partnership with FCA-registered firm Uphold. With the new licence, customers will soon be able to transfer crypto assets in and out of the IG platform and access additional features. The licence also allows IG to expand the range of crypto assets available and provide more accurate pricing. Current IG crypto ... (full story)