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qualifying cryptoasset activity

any of the following activities, specified in Part II of the Regulated Activities Order (Specified Activities):

(a) issuing a qualifying stablecoin (article 9M (Issuing qualifying stablecoin));
(b) safeguarding cryptoassets (article 9N(1)(a) (Safeguarding of qualifying cryptoassets and relevant specified investment cryptoassets));
(c) arranging cryptoasset safeguarding (article 9N(1)(b));
(d) operating a qualifying CATP (article 9S (Operating a qualifying cryptoasset trading platform));
(e) dealing in qualifying cryptoassets as principal ((article 9T (Dealing in qualifying cryptoasset trading platform) (but disregarding the exclusion in article 9U (Article 9T exclusion: absence of holding out etc.));
(f) dealing in qualifying cryptoassets as agent (article 9W (Dealing in qualifying cryptoassets as agent));
(g) arranging deals in qualifying cryptoassets (article 9Y (Arranging deals in qualifying cryptoassets)); or
(h) arranging qualifying cryptoasset staking (article 9Z6 (Qualifying cryptoasset staking)).

Point In Time

25/10/2027