Talking on the Monetary Occasions Digital Asset Summit in London on Tuesday, Emma Reynolds, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, emphasised that whereas the UK goals to change into a crypto hub, it is going to take a distinct strategy from each the U.S. and EU in regulating Bitcoin and crypto.
“We don’t suppose that’s acceptable for our market,” Reynolds mentioned concerning a nationwide Bitcoin reserve. “We perceive that’s what the U.S. goes for, however that’s not the plan for us.”
The assertion comes because the UK authorities prepares to implement a brand new regulatory framework for Bitcoin and crypto by the tip of 2025. Somewhat than adopting the EU’s Markets in Crypto Property (MiCA) laws or following the U.S. reserve technique, the UK plans to control inside its current monetary companies framework.
Reynolds famous that the UK has established a “senior official stage working group” with the U.S. to debate cooperation on Bitcoin and crypto, with a regulatory discussion board scheduled for June. This follows latest conferences between the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The UK’s strategy focuses on regulating Bitcoin and crypto “throughout the regulatory perimeter that conventional monetary companies companies function,” following a “similar danger, similar regulatory strategy” precept.
Reynolds acknowledged the challenges in regulating sure points of Bitcoin and crypto, significantly Bitcoin’s decentralized nature. “There’s solely a lot the federal government can do in that regard,” she mentioned. “We perceive that some of these things is a bit bit amorphous, and the decentralized stuff is especially troublesome.”
At press time, Bitcoin trades at $93,857, down 0.45% over the previous 24 hours, because the market digests the UK’s regulatory stance.
