According to the source, the UK’s Anti-Corruption Strategy targets the use of cryptoassets to evade sanctions, indicating stepped-up enforcement around exchanges, mixers, and DeFi access points; source: UK government strategy via the source. UK regulators classify cryptoassets as funds or economic resources under sanctions and require firms to freeze and report suspected breaches, raising compliance workloads for UK-facing exchanges and custodians; source: HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) guidance and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) AML rules. Stricter sanctions controls typically lead to tighter KYC/AML checks, enhanced address-screening, and longer processing times on UK venues, which can constrain liquidity for privacy-focused assets; source: FCA supervisory expectations and OFSI reporting requirements.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the UK government is proposing a no gain, no loss tax framework for DeFi that defers capital gains tax until users execute a true disposal. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 28, 2025. Aave CEO Stani Kulechov described the proposal as a major win for UK DeFi users, signaling constructive sector sentiment. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 28, 2025. For traders, deferring CGT until disposal shifts taxable events to exits rather than in-protocol actions, which can simplify position management and timing of after-tax returns for UK taxpayers if implemented. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Nov 28, 2025.