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UK Bond Pilot Needs On-Chain Cash
UK Digital Bond Plans Stalled by Missing On-Chain Cash Settlement Layer The UK is finalizing and expanding its crypto regulatory framework, moving from political uncertainty through FCA rulemaking toward tokenized markets and bilateral US alignment.
UK Treasury plans for a tokenized digital bond are contingent on solving the absence of an on-chain cash settlement mechanism, with reporting identifying the missing stablecoin or digital cash layer as the primary blocker before the tokenized gilt can debut.
2 sources Story timeline · 7 entries UK Bond Pilot Needs On-Chain Cash UK digital bond ambitions stall as absence of on-chain cash settlement infrastructure blocks progress
US-UK Stablecoin Tokenization Pact US and UK jointly release 10-point digital asset roadmap projecting $44 billion in tokenized asset benefits, marking first bilateral crypto policy alignment
UK Targets Digital Gilt by 2027 UK publishes concrete tokenized finance roadmap recruiting 54 firms, projecting £33 billion annual economic boost, and targeting first digital gilt issuance by early 2027, with Ripple named in a Treasury-backed on-chain repo and funds plan with a 12-month timeline.
UK Finalizes Crypto Regulatory Framework UK FCA released the final crypto rulebook with mandatory licensing effective October 2027; stablecoin capital requirements confirmed as diluted from earlier proposals.
UK Softens Stablecoin Rules, Keeps Caps UK stablecoin regulatory details now include specific softening of rules alongside retention of market cap constraints that may limit domestic stablecoin market size.
UK Probe Targets Farage Crypto Lobbying UK Labour government faced a regulator probe into Farage's crypto lobbying while political uncertainty around Starmer's leadership continued.
Starmer Exit Could Shift UK Pro-Crypto Analysis raised the question of whether a leadership change following a potential Keir Starmer exit from UK politics could open the door to a more crypto-friendly Labour leader and shift the UK's crypto regulatory stance.
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