Reference Case Number: FOI2026/01599
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
Please provide the number of “formal enforcement investigations” either undertaken/opened or open per year into crypto asset businesses?
FCA response:
Please note that for the purposes of this request, we have limited our search to the last 5 years. This is keeping in line with our previous response to FOI2026/01194.
Please see below for a breakdown of the relevant formal enforcement investigations opened in the last 5 years. Please note that 1 of the 2 investigations was closed in the period between 1/5/24 – 30/4/25.
| Date Range | 1/5/21 – 30/4/22 | 1/5/22 – 30/4/23 | 1/5/23 – 30/4/24 | 1/5/24 – 30/4/25 | 1/5/25 – 30/4/26 | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |