UK Asks Public For Feedback On Proposals For Regulation Of Stablecoins
The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have requested feedback on new proposals to regulate stablecoins. The proposals are part of a more significant effort to regulate the entire crypto industry. However, given the Bank of England’s concerns that stable coins hold the potential to disrupt financial stability, it believes that handling this aspect of the crypto sector is of utmost importance. The BoE said: Payments systems using stablecoins, if widely used for retail payments in the UK, could pose risks to financial stability. The FCA and BOE Publish Separate Papers On Stablecoinss The proposals emerged in two discussion papers issued by the Bank of England and FCA. The bank’s paper suggests regulating not only operators of systemic payment systems that use stable coins , but also wallet providers and stablecoin issuers. The bank’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Sarah Breeden, said that the proposals aim to support safe in...