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BTC Joint enforcement by UK regulators: Combating illegal peer-to-peer crypto transactions
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a press release on September 17 stating that it cooperated with the UK Revenue and Customs Service (HMRC) and the Metropolitan Police of London to raid three venues suspected of holding illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions and issued cease orders at each location. The coordinated action marks the second time this year that regulators have taken action against unregistered peer-to-peer encryption services, demonstrating their stricter enforcement stance.
Action After
The FCA has targeted three London venues where traders are suspected of operating unregistered peer-to-peer crypto services on a business basis. Law enforcement officers issued cease and desist orders to operators of all three premises, asking them to stop suspected illegal activities.
Steve Smart, Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the FCA, said: "Working together with our partners, we continue to track and disrupt illegal encryption activity. Anyone working in unregistered peer-to-peer encryption business should realize that we are watching you."
Why unregistered P2P transactions have become a regulatory focus
Peer-to-peer transactions allow individuals to buy and sell cryptocurrencies directly between themselves. However, when such activities are conducted on a "business basis", registration permission from the FCA must be obtained. The Regulatory Authority pointed out that there are currently no point-to-point encryption services registered by the FCA operating in the UK.
以营业方式运营的未注册交易者可能为犯罪分子提供转移和洗钱非法资金的渠道，从而规避旨在检测和预防洗钱的监管控制措施。此次行动紧随FCA本周早些时候发布的指南之后，该指南澄清了英国即将实施的加密资产制度如何适用于相关企业。
第二次联合 crackdown 行动
此次行动继FCA今年4月首次针对非法点对点加密交易业务的联合行动之后展开。此前行动中收集的证据目前正被用于支持刑事调查及其他执法行动。
伦敦大都会警察局的侦探警探Sathish Alalasundaram表示，执法部门和伙伴机构“正在大力打击涉及数字资产的犯罪活动”，并指出资金跨越司法管辖区的快速流动仍是持续面临的挑战。
此外，监管局已单独就英国批发市场的代币化黄金征求公众意见，并曾起诉过一个非法加密ATM网络运营商。消费者可以使用FCA的企业查询工具检查加密公司是否已正确注册。
