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According to an Oct. 31 update, PayPal UK Limited secured registration as a cryptoasset business by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 
This makes PayPal the fifth firm to receive the FCA’s crypto registration this year, alongside names like Interactive Brokers, Bitstamp and Komainu. 
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="one-of-the-14-approved">One of the 14% approved</h2> 
Under PayPal’s listing on the&nbsp;<a href="https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0014G00003By3NiQAJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FCA website</a>, the status can now be found as “Registered Since Oct. 31, 2023” for “certain cryptoasset activities.” 
In a statement to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/paypal-crypto-uk-fca-approval-amid-tightening-regulations-20231101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">local news site</a>, a spokesperson said that this announcement “enabl[es] the transfer of PayPal’s UK customer accounts to this new UK entity from PayPal Europe on Nov. 1, 2023.” 
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Since January 2020, the FCA has received <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/cryptoassets-aml-ctf-regime/cryptoasset-aml-ctf-regime-feedback-good-and-poor-quality-applications" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/cryptoassets-aml-ctf-regime/cryptoasset-aml-ctf-regime-feedback-good-and-poor-quality-applications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">326 applications</a>, of which only 14% or 43 received registration status. Of this number, only 34 were submitted this year, with a mere 6% or five being classified as registered. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="forthcoming-regulations">Forthcoming regulations</h2> 
On Oct. 30, the UK government made the official announcement of its commitment to imposing stricter regulations on cryptoasset activities, aligning them with the regulatory framework governing traditional financial services.&nbsp; 
The government, in response to a consultation initiated earlier this year, revealed its intention to introduce the necessary legislation in 2024 to enact these regulatory changes, as announced by&nbsp;<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/653bd1a180884d0013f71cca/Future_financial_services_regulatory_regime_for_cryptoassets_RESPONSE.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Treasury</a>. 
The timing of PayPal’s registration couldn’t be more fitting for the firm.&nbsp; 
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PayPal earns recognition as cryptoasset business in the UK

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