Question follow-through · 2120
Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether financial institutions handling Tether cryptocurrency are regulated in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether financial institutions handling Tether cryptocurrency are regulated in the UK.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
The Government legislated in February of this year to establish a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, requiring firms to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority for providing relevant cryptoasset services in or to the UK. This ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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