Is it legal to buy cryptocurrency in UK?

Is buying cryptocurrency in the U.K. illegal? The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) banned the sale of cryptocurrencies on January 6 .

Bittrex offers some of the lowest trading fees of any crypto exchange in the UK . Commissions start at just 0.50% per trade when you buy and sell, regardless of what coin or trading pair you’re trading. Fees are based on your 30-day trading volume.

Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is “not authorized” to operate in the U.K. , according to a warning notice issued by the country’s finance watchdog.