More than 40% of British crypto investors, when buying digital assets, regularly encounter blocking accounts or delay in payments by serving banks, experts of the IG Group trading company said.

The study conducted by IG Group experts revealed that British banks systematically suspend the transfers associated with the turnover of cryptocurrencies, motivating their actions to tighten the control of transactions with digital assets and measures to prevent fraud.

The blocking of operations or delay in transaction processing most often affect the transfers to crypto -rhines and withdrawal from them. Since banks require additional verification from crypto investors, including confirmation of the source of funds, this increases transactions processing time to several days.

For crypto -investors, especially beginners who count on quick operations with digital assets, this creates the risks of missed opportunities in the volatile cryptocurrency market, where the price can change rapidly.

According to IG Group, about 29% of the affected investors filed complaints about the service bank, and about 35% decided to change the credit institution.

Experts noted that public opinion on banking intervention was divided. 42% of respondents opposed any banking intervention. However, 33% support it, because they believe that strict regulation measures strengthen the trust of investors and can attract additional capital to the industry.

Earlier, the UK Financial Supervision Office (FCA) reported that from January 2026 new rules are introduced that oblige the country’s cryptocurrency companies to collect and transfer to the tax service (HMRC) detailed data on customer transactions.