Overview
- IG will migrate Uphold-based crypto accounts to its native app in the coming weeks, with no customer action required.
- The native service will support transfers of digital assets into and out of IG, add more tokens, introduce new trading tools, and target improved pricing.
- The license follows IG’s June rollout of partner-powered spot trading with Uphold that offered access to more than 35 cryptocurrencies.
- Crypto access will sit alongside IG’s existing markets—stocks, indices, ETFs, forex, commodities and derivatives—within a single interface.
- The clearance comes as the FCA works to speed crypto firm registrations, with IG shares reported up about 1% after the announcement.