The U.K. government plans to extend existing financial regulation to cover crypto companies from 2027, the Treasury said Monday. The finance ministry published draft legislation in April, which laid out the proposed rules for crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuance. In extending existing financial services rules to crypto, the U.K. would be emulating the approach of the U.S., in contrast to the European Union (EU), which introduced a regime, the Markets in Crypto Assets regulations, specifically for the ...