Crypto and Digital Asset Authorisation: Navigating the FCA Gateway

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This half-day workshop, hosted in collaboration with Future of Finance, is designed to provide business-critical regulatory insight. The FCA has confirmed that applications for crypto asset authorisation must be submitted between September 2026 and February 2027. Firms that fail to apply by February 2027, or whose applications are refused, will not be allowed to commence or will be required to cease operating and promoting crypto asset activities in or to the UK unless and until a fresh application is made.

Split across three panel and breakout sessions, this workshop provides practical guidance on the new regulatory framework and the FCA authorisation process, with a strong emphasis on early preparation. Restructuring corporate groups, aligning governance and senior management, mapping regulated activities, and preparing a credible regulatory business plan can take many months. The sessions are therefore designed to help businesses understand what the FCA will expect, how the Gateway process will work in practice, and what needs to be done now to avoid regulatory disruption later.

Attendees will gain clarity on the FCA timeline and Gateway milestones, the interaction between the new crypto asset regime and the existing FCA Handbook, cross-border compliance and “mind and management” requirements, and the evolving approach to capital adequacy, K-factors, integrity and candour. The workshop will also explore the strategic and commercial advantages of FCA authorisation, positioning compliance not merely as a regulatory obligation but as a foundation for sustainable growth, credibility, and market access in the UK.

The message is clear: early knowledge, advice, and planning are now critical if businesses are to operate seamlessly through the FCA’s transition into full cryptoasset regulation.

Who should attend:

C-Suite (CEO, COO, CFO, CRO), General Counsel, and Heads of Compliance, Risk, Finance and Audit at digital asset firms seeking authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to do cryptocurrency or digital asset business in the United Kingdom.

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