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FCA sees flood of applicants for prized crypto job

Fierce competition is brewing for the FCA’s new head of department for digital assets role

By Justin Cash
While politicians are trying to turn London into a thriving crypto hub, the regulator is still taking a much more cautious approach
While politicians are trying to turn London into a thriving crypto hub, the regulator is still taking a much more cautious approach Photo: Getty Images

Seventy-six applicants are vying to head up crypto regulation at the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial News can reveal.

That is three times as many as vied to run the Bank of England, and twice the number who threw their hat in to chair fellow regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority.

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