Solana's Marinade Finance Acts Swiftly to Ensure FCA Compliance, Blocks UK Access
Marinade Finance, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on the Solana blockchain, is blocking users in the United Kingdom from accessing its platform over "compliance concerns." The concerns are related to ne...
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The concerns are related to newly introduced regulations from the UK’s regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Upon accessing Marinade Finance’s website from the UK, users are now met with the following warning message:...
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