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UK House of Lords passes amendment grouping crypto, stablecoins and tokenised assets
Britain\'s House of Lords passed an amendment requiring the government to draw up a comprehensive national digital asset strategy covering cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenised securities. The amendment was approved 194 to 138 during the report stage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill, despite opposition from the Labour government. It would require the Treasury to publish the strategy within 12 months of enactment and seek public input. The bill still faces further votes and consideration by the House of Commons.
Crypto
Bank of England tests trade finance payments using stablecoins and digital pound
The Bank of England is testing a payments structure that uses stablecoins and a simulated digital pound in cross-border trade finance. The trial, run at its Digital Pound Lab, is designed to check whether stablecoin payments and digital pound settlement can work in a single flow. It uses no real customer funds. The central bank said the exercise does not signal future policy direction or endorse any company or product, and it has not decided whether to issue a digital pound.
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HSBC enters UK digital securities sandbox after Bank of England approval
HSBC has received Bank of England approval to operate its digital asset platform, HSBC Orion, in the UK Digital Securities Sandbox. According to Cointelegraph, the platform supports the issuance, post-trade servicing and settlement of digital securities. HSBC Orion will operate as a digital securities depository within the sandbox. The platform supports bonds issued directly in digital form, including the planned UK digital gilt instrument and corporate bonds.