On February 10, 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published a press release announcing enforcement action against Huobi Global S.A. and related entities operating under the HTX brand, for communicating illegal financial promotions to UK consumers. The FCA applied to the High Court and obtained an injunction requiring HTX to cease communicating financial promotions to UK persons without FCA authorisation or an applicable exemption. The FCA also issued a consumer alert on its website...

The UK Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on September 11, 2025, and is in force as of that date. The Act amends English and Welsh property law by confirming that a thing in digital form — including a crypto-token, a digital file, or a non-fungible token — can be an object of personal property rights. The Act does not impose conditions on what specific digital things qualify; qualification turns on whether the thing satisfies the general common-law criteria for...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its guidance titled "Complying with consumer law when using AI agents" on 9 March 2026. The guidance is a final, effective publication directed at businesses that deploy agentic AI systems to interact with consumers, process orders, or handle complaints. It does not amend existing statute; it interprets the CMA's existing consumer protection enforcement priorities. The guidance applies immediately and is addressed to all businesses in the...