英國金融行為監(jiān)管局（FCA）公布了一份聲明，表示將考慮禁止銷售基于加密貨幣的衍生品，并將于2019年第一季度開始就是否禁止這一問題進(jìn)行磋商。
與加密現(xiàn)貨市場的活動不同，基于加密貨幣的期貨、期權(quán)及差價合約（CFDs）等衍生品的交易活動目前屬于FCA的監(jiān)管范圍，需要得到官方授權(quán)。據(jù)英國金融時報報道，對于倫敦的在線交易平臺來說加密貨幣衍生品的銷售已經(jīng)越來越有利可圖，例如IG Group和Plus500。
在聲明中，F(xiàn)CA明確表示“加密資產(chǎn)沒有任何內(nèi)在價值，因此投資者應(yīng)隨時做好失去其所投入價值的準(zhǔn)備”，還進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)這個資產(chǎn)類別對金融穩(wěn)定構(gòu)成了“潛在的威脅”。
此外，據(jù)報道，F(xiàn)CA還計劃就是否將其監(jiān)管管轄權(quán)擴(kuò)展到加密資產(chǎn)本身，以及包括交易所及錢包等在內(nèi)的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施提供商這一問題展開同步磋商。
對此，英國數(shù)字貨幣行業(yè)自律協(xié)會CryptoUK的主席Iqbal Gandham表示很欣賞這一行動，但同時也強(qiáng)調(diào)很重要的一點是“新的規(guī)則應(yīng)該注意適度，不要設(shè)置過高的障礙，這也包括對散戶投資者而言”。
與此同時，英國的加密資產(chǎn)專項工作組也于本周一發(fā)布了一篇報告，報告對加密貨幣持有謹(jǐn)慎的態(tài)度，但也認(rèn)可這一新興領(lǐng)域的有益創(chuàng)新。同時，報告也強(qiáng)調(diào)了基于杠桿的加密貨幣的衍生工具甚至比現(xiàn)貨市場交易更具風(fēng)險，因為他們會放大并“造成超出初始投資的損失”。
英文原文
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it will consider whether to ban the sale of cryptocurrency-based derivatives, the Financial Times (FT) reported Oct. 29.
Unlike crypto spot market activities, trading, transacting and advising on crypto derivatives such as contracts for difference (CFDs), options, and futures currently falls within the FCA’s regulatory perimeter and requires its official authorization.
In a statement published Monday, the watchdog is reported to have said it will now launch a consultation in the first quarter of 2019 into whether or not to place a ban on their sale in future.
The regulator’s remarks came the same day as a new report published by the Cryptoassets Taskforce – which includes representatives from the FCA, the U.K. Treasury and the Bank of England – emphasized that leveraged crypto-based derivatives were even riskier than spot market trading as they can amplify and “cause losses that go beyond the initial investment,” as well as imposing additional fees.
FT reports that the sale of crypto derivatives have become increasingly profitable for London-listed online trading platforms, citing IG Group and Plus500 as examples.
The FCA reportedly plans to launch a parallel consultation into whether to extend its regulatory jurisdiction to crypto assets themselves, as well as to infrastructure providers such as exchanges and wallet services.
CryptoUK chair Iqbal Gandham is quoted by FT as saying the group was “pleased” by the proactive move, but stressed “[i]t is important that new rules are proportionate and do not put up excessive barriers, including for retail investors.”
In its statement, the FCA is said to have “made clear that in its view cryptoassets have no intrinsic value and investors should therefore be prepared to lose all the value they have put in,” further highlighting that the asset class as a whole poses “potential future threats to stability.”
As reported yesterday, the U.K. government Taskforce’s newly-published report proposed a three-fold framework for cryptoassets, depending on whether they are used as a means of exchange, for investment, or to support capital raising and the development of decentralized networks through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The report struck a circumspect and interventionist tone, while recognizing the beneficial innovations of the emerging sector.
Earlier this month, the legal director of London-based corporate and insurance law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) said the introduction of crypto market regulations in Britain could take around two years.
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