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According to data from Bloomberg Terminal, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned retail consumers from purchasing crypto derivatives.
This has also been confirmed by the FCA itself.
**FCA BANS SALE OF CRYPTO-DERIVATIVES TO RETAIL CONSUMERS
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaOne) October 6, 2020
FCA - THE BAN OF CRYPTO-DERIVATIVES TO RETAIL CONSUMERS WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON 6 JANUARY 2021
The FCA calls crypto derivatives "ill-suited for retail consumers"
The FCA website has announced final rules prohibiting the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and ETNs (exchange-traded notes) to retail investors.
The British regulator believes them to be "ill-suited due to the harm they pose." It shared a list of reasons why these products cannot be relied on by retail consumers, mentioning that they do not have a reliable valuation basis, financial crime and market abuse, extreme volatility, lack of adequate understanding of these assets by retail investors and so on.
The document particularly says:
These features mean retail consumers might suffer harm from sudden and unexpected losses if they invest in these products.
Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple are banned
The article specifies that these include "unregulated transferrable tokens (e-money)," such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple's XRP.
The companies that deal with these assets must be authorized by the FCA.
According to the regulator, consumers are likely to save up to 53 mln pounds after these assets are banned.