FCA to support UK-issued stablecoins as part of growth measures for 2026

The regulator’s plans include opening a stablecoins issuance sandbox where firms can test their products without having to worry about compliance failures.

The UK’s FCA has said issuing UK-based stablecoins will be one of the key elements of its growth strategy for 2026. The agency plans to allow firms to test issuing the digital assets within regulatory sandboxes.

The announcement came in a letter by FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi that was sent

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