Illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading targeted by UK financial regulator

( September 17, 2026, 10:20 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading has been targeted by the Financial Conduct Authority across multiple locations in the UK capital, it said Thursday. The financial regulator said it had carried out operations along with the tax authority and police in London to disrupt the illegal trading, where individuals buy and sell cryptoassets directly between each other.Statement follows....

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