UK FCA charges man with illegal operation of cryptocurrency ATM involving 2.60 million pound transactions
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on September 10 that it has charged Olumide Osunkoya, a 45-year-old London resident, for illegally operating multiple cryptocurrency ATMs that were not registered with the regulator. The FCA disclosed that Osunkoya-operated ATMs processed £2.60 million worth of cryptocurrency transactions in multiple locations between December 2021 and September 2023.
The FCA said Osunkoya had been a director of Gidiplus Ltd, whose registration application was rejected by regulators in 2021. After that, Osunkoya began to carry out related activities on its own.