Aave Labs’ Push Gains UK FCA Crypto Registration
Crypto Aave Labs Push Gains UK FCA Crypto Registration Aave Labs‘ UK subsidiaries, Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd., known together as Push, received Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cryptoasset registration as cryptoasset exchange providers under the UK’s current Anti-Money Laundering regime. The registration was obtained for “certain cryptoasset activities” and supports the decentralized finance (DeFi) companys plans to build regulated stablecoin on- and off-ramping infrastructure in the country, Aave said Thursday. Aave Labs‘ Push describes itself as a “simple way to move between Euros and stablecoins,” according to its homepage. The FCA’s online registry shows that the London-headquartered firm has been registered with the regulator since May 12. The regulatory greenlight allows the subsidiary of the largest decentralized lending protocol to develop its on- and off-ramping stablecoin infrastructure under regulatory permission in the UK. This marks the second major license for the company in the UK, as Push is also licensed as an Authorized Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the FCA since July, 2020. The approval comes as the UK is moving closer to implementing comprehensive crypto regulation under the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA), effective October 2027. The framework will require crypto companies to have full FCA authorization to conduct crypto activities