Bitcoin Policy UK 2026 Manifesto Is Sent to All MPs Following The FCA Cryptoassets Consultation Paper

On 1 March 2026, Bitcoin Policy UK formally delivered its 2026 Bitcoin Policy Manifesto to all 650 Members of Parliament, following the FCA’s CP25/40 consultation.

2025 marked significant progress, including Bitcoin’s recognition as property under the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Act 2025. That legal clarity was a landmark step.

However, regulatory frameworks still risk collapsing bitcoin into a broad “cryptoassets” category, applying uniform assumptions that fail to reflect structural differences between bitcoin-focused firms and token-based ventures.

In a recent discussion with Cointelegraph, CEO Susie Violet Ward noted:

“Prolonged rulemaking, overlapping regimes and compliance costs that are high relative to market size are discouraging firms from building in the UK.”

The 2026 Manifesto outlines four priority reforms:

• Remove restrictive rules
• Reverse the ban on retail access to spot Bitcoin ETFs
• Introduce capital gains tax exemptions for de minimis transactions
• Simplify tax and support investment in the UK Bitcoin ecosystem

This is ultimately about economic modelling and competitiveness. Capital in this sector is globally portable. Regulatory clarity matters.

2026 will be a defining year for UK digital asset policy.

Read the full press release here: 

https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/blog-1/f/bpuk-2026-manifesto-is-sent-to-all-mps-following-fca-consultation

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