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Nakamoto Shallot (ID: xcongapp)

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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a statement regarding cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX. The FCA said BitMEX had been targeting UK investors but had not been authorized. While not explicitly accusing BitMEX of any fraudulent or suspicious activity, the statement did mention that a company offering financial services without the proper licenses may in fact be a scam.

The FCA said: "BitMEX has not been authorized by us and has been targeting British investors. Based on the information we have, we believe that it is conducting regulated activities that require our authorization." In response, a BitMEX spokesperson said, " We are working closely with our advisors to assess the situation. There is nothing we can do at this time."

Kraken is also under the same investigation

The FCA also issued a similar warning to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on Tuesday, but later removed it. According to theBlock, the notification was an error on the part of the FCA, and Kraken’s compliance team is investigating the matter with the FCA.

FCA has yet to comment on the matter.

However, it is worth noting that, according to the regulator’s website, the futures trading platform Crypto Facilities acquired by Kraken is being regulated by the FCA.

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Further strengthening of UK regulation?

According to TheBlock, sources revealed that the FCA may issue similar warnings against more cryptocurrency exchanges. Sources say exchanges such as Deribit, CoinFLEX and Bybit could be next.

A search on the FCA website does not reveal that the three exchanges are registered. Deribit chief executive John Jansen said the exchange was not actively seeking customers or promoting its services in the UK, so there was "no problem at all."

"To actively offer Deribit services in any other country in the European Union, it also needs to be registered with the relevant authorities or be regulated. More precisely, Deribit needs to do so in every country where it actively seeks customers. Therefore, Deribit does not Not registering with every establishment in the EU, but just not actively engaging with potential customers in the EU or doing business in the EU," Jansen added.

As for the FCA warning, Jansen said it was meant to make citizens aware of unregulated exchanges. He reiterated: “It’s nothing special and as long as non-regulated exchanges are not actively promoting or operating in the UK, there should be no problem.”