What Is the Crypto Appropriateness Test in the UK?
The quiz before your first UK crypto purchase is the FCA's appropriateness assessment: what COBS 10.2 requires, the 12 matters it should cover, retakes.
Exchanges
What Is the 24-Hour Cooling-Off Period for Crypto in the UK?
The FCA's 24-hour cooling-off for first-time crypto investors, read from the Handbook and the FCA's notice, set beside what UK platforms actually do.
My Exchange Isn't FCA Authorised: What Happens to My Crypto?
Three states a UK crypto exchange can be in when the FCA regime starts on 25 October 2027, and what each means for existing contracts and new ones.
Binance, Through a UK Lens: Read the Footer
Binance answers the FCA question itself, in its own footer. What its UK disclosure actually says, which regulator stands behind the service, and what a gateway application would and would not change.
CoinJar UK, Reviewed: Two Doors, Two Prices
The same firm charges a UK buyer 1% in the app and 0.10% on its own exchange. A look at CoinJar's published fees, the UK status it claims for itself, and the gateway deadline now sitting a month away.
Uphold, Through a UK Lens
The venue whose own small print contradicts the affiliate listicles: what Uphold's two-tier UK status actually covers, where the safeguarding stops, and what the one-price model hides.
Gemini, Through a UK Lens
The custody-first exchange examined from Britain: what the security pitch is actually worth to a UK user, and where the fees and the thinner UK product bite.
Kraken, Through a UK Lens
How the veteran exchange looks from Britain as the authorisation era approaches: registration posture, GBP rails, and the product gaps UK users actually face.