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Fiat currency

A government-issued currency that is not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold or silver.

Financial Promotion Requirement Exemption Regulations

Financial Promotion Requirement Exemption Regulations the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemptions from Financial Promotion General Requirement) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/966).

Fraudulent Trading Platform

Scammer develops a fraudulent website or application and convinces victims to deposit funds to the platform under the guise of providing victims access to a unique investment opportunity. The fraudulent platforms appear legitimate, even going as far as replicating price movements and producing artificial gains.

Freezing

A functionality that disables the transfer of a stablecoin, so that they can no longer be used for economic activity.

Fungible

The state of being interchangeable with and indistinguishable from another


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