MiCA Crypto Alliance Expands Regulatory Frameworks to UK as FCA Opens Crypto Authorisation Gateway
Streamlining dual-market operations, the Alliance brings its proven MiCA disclosure expertise to help firms navigate the UK’s new FSMA requirements without duplicated effort.
[London, England – September 24, 2026] – As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares to open its crypto authorisation gateway on September 30, the MiCA Crypto Alliance today officially launched its UK disclosure services.
Under the FSMA 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026, firms face a critical compliance window ahead of full regime implementation next October. With final rules covering Admissions, Disclosures, and Market Abuse now set, operators must map their business models and prepare their regulatory filings.
The MiCA Crypto Alliance's move into the UK is not a new market entry but the formalisation of engagement that predates this launch. While the EU implemented comprehensive cryptoasset regulation first, the UK has long been one of the Alliance's core areas of expertise, demonstrated by its extensive participation in FCA consultation responses that helped shape the UK's cryptoasset regulatory regime. The Alliance deliberately waited for the UK's framework to mature before engaging directly.
As other jurisdictions adopt frameworks modelled on or aligned with Europe’s, the Alliance is bringing the same high standards and disclosure expertise it built serving MiCA clients to help firms navigate compliance across multiple regimes.
"Major cryptoasset service providers operate across jurisdictions, often with the same teams covering both the UK and the EU. Token listings are inherently international, and requiring firms to go through entirely separate disclosure exercises in each jurisdiction creates unnecessary duplication and can result in inconsistent information being presented to investors," said Juan Ignacio Ibañez, Executive Director of the MiCA Crypto Alliance.
"We believe strongly in synergies, harmonisation, interoperability, the cross-border sharing of best practices, and cost-efficiency," Juan added. "Both the Alliance and members of our team have deep roots in the UK, so we are proud to build on those roots and bring our experience to the UK market, helping raise the bar for cryptoasset disclosures and compliance."
"Crypto markets don't respect the borders regulators draw," said Aaron Sanchez, the Alliance’s Director of Industry Engagement. "A custodian operating in London is watching Brussels, and a treasury desk in New York is watching both. If our work only serviced one regime, we'd be supporting one corner of the market instead of the reality our partners navigate."
The Alliance's extended UK service offering centres first on drafting Qualifying Cryptoasset Disclosure Documents (QCDDs) for admission to trading or an offer to the public, following a documented structure designed to satisfy the requirements of the Cryptoassets Regulations 2026, CRYPTO 3, and the applicable QCATP rulebook. Additionally, when new information, corrections, or material changes arise ahead of QCDD publication and before admission to trading, the Alliance prepares and files Supplementary Disclosure Documents (SDDs) to address them.
Drawing on the disclosure and admissions experience it has built through MiCA, the Alliance aims to streamline the compliance process for cryptoasset service providers managing dual-market operations under both MiCA and the UK FSMA framework.
About the MiCA Crypto Alliance
The MiCA Crypto Alliance was established to accelerate the responsible implementation of crypto asset regulation. Beyond its foundational focus on MiCA, the Alliance now extends its expertise to support evolving crypto asset regimes globally, including the UK FCA and FSMA framework.
Through collaboration, data-driven research, and shared technical standards, the Alliance simplifies complex regulatory compliance, establishes best practices, and drives cost efficiency, transforming intricate requirements into practical tools that enhance disclosure clarity and strengthen market trust.
