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WE ARE BCB GROUP The regulated platform for institutional crypto and fiat finance HELLO LONDON
CONTENTS ISSUE 04 / WINTER 2026
COVER STORY 10
18 R I SK THE REAL DEAL
2025 marked a pivotal year for the development of digital finance. 2026 is shaping up to shift our ecosystem even further. After years of experimentation, uncertainty and regulatory ambiguity, the industry has reached a genuine inflection point. Mature regulatory frameworks have emerged or are being developed across major jurisdictions − giving institutions the clarity they need to embed digital assets at scale. Institutional participation is accelerating, and digital assets are moving decisively from the margins of finance into its core infrastructure − helping to bridge the gap between digital finance and traditional fiat. With that progress, however, comes a fresh set of challenges. Risk management, insurance, governance and operational resilience are no longer peripheral considerations, but central to how digital asset businesses scale responsibly and sustainably. Against this backdrop, we are proud to launch BLINC Live!, our new flagship event, delivered in partnership with Aon. This event has been carefully curated to deliver an agenda reflective of a record- breaking year for our ecosystem. BLINC Live! brings together senior leaders from exchanges, banks, stablecoin issuers, funds, payment providers and insurers to explore the themes shaping the important year ahead. CFOs will offer their perspectives on managing balance sheet and regulatory risk, the evolving scrutiny of stablecoins, and remittances and settlement infrastructure. The conversations will reflect the realities of an industry entering a more mature, regulated phase. Risk and insurance will be threaded through every discussion. As digital assets scale, so too must the frameworks that protect them. Our partnership with Aon reflects a shared belief that through regulation, transparency and robust risk transfer, the next wave of institutional adoption will be unlocked. Finally, in my new role, I look forward to working with our clients and the broader industry to set the agenda and goals for the next stage of digital assets. TIM RENEW Chief Executive, BCB Group
22 HYPE COMPLIANCE
THE END OF CRYPTO EXPERIMENTS
04 PULSE INDUSTRY ROUND-UP
24 HYPE WEBINAR
BL I NC ANNIVERSARY 08
28 CREDS
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE
SAFEGUARDING 30 CLIENT SAFETY 34
REGULATION RADAR
THE LAST WORD
EDITORIAL Managing Editor Sam Shrager sam@bcbgroup.io Editors Amber Walduck amber@bcbgroup.io Alex Dehn alex.dehn@bcbgroup.io Joe McGrath joe.mcgrath@rhoticmedia.com Elizabeth Pfeuti elizabeth.pfeuti@rhoticmedia.com
BLINC is produced for BCB Group by Rhotic Media, financial services marketing specialists. Rhotic Media Ltd
Niamh Smith niamh.smith@rhoticmedia.com Evy Williams evy.williams@rhoticmedia.com James Hetherington james.hetherington@rhoticmedia.com Art Director Emma Hampshire emma.hampshire@rhoticmedia.com
ISSUE 04 / WINTER 2026
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DIGITAL ASSETS REACH NEW INFLECTION POINT
CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF BLINC
BCB Group Bloomsbury House 74-77 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DA
Why risk is now the real deal
The UK at a regulatory crossroads - can it compete with the EU and US?
Photography Michael Walter Troika Photos
SETTING THE AGENDA FOR BLINC LIVE! 2026 IN COLLABORATION WITH AON
A MILESTONE FOR CRYPTO ADOPTION
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