The United Kingdom has announced forthcoming regulatory proposals for stablecoins and ongoing research into CBDC. 7627 Total views.
The Treasury Department of the United Kingdom has revealed it is drafting proposals to regulate private stablecoins while also researching central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, as an alternative to cash.
In an announcement published on Nov. 9, U.K. Treasury Chancellor Rishi Sunak noted the forthcoming regulatory proposals alongside other goals for the country's financial services industry - including a review of the U.K.'s listings regime and support for green finance.
"New technologies such as stablecoins - privately-issued digital currencies - could transform the way people store and exchange their money, making payments cheaper and faster."
"We are starting a new chapter in the history of financial services and renewing the UK's position as the world's pre-eminent financial center. Our plans will ensure the UK moves forward as an open, attractive and well-regulated market."
While details are scant, the announcement asserts that the draft guidelines will require stablecoin initiatives to abide by the same minimum standards as entities operating with other methods of payment.
The document also reveals that both England's central bank and treasury are currently researching a CBDC, with the chancellor welcoming work from the two departments into "Whether and how central banks can issue their own digital currencies as a complement to cash."
European lawmakers have consistently called for the development of strict and clear regulatory guidelines before allowing private stablecoins to take root within their jurisdictions, emphasizing concerns surrounding monetary sovereignty and consumer protections.
By contrast, the U.K. Treasury's Chancellor appears to have made a much more level-headed assessment of the burgeoning stablecoin sector, noting that stable token initiatives will face the same oversight as existing payments firms.
We'll publish a consultation to ensure new privately-issued currencies, stablecoins, meet the high standards we expect of other payment methods.
UK drafting stablecoin regulations and researching a CBDC
pubblicato su Nov 10, 2020
by Cointele | pubblicato su Coinage
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