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U.S., UK align regulation on stablecoins and tokenisation, issue joint recommendations
The U.S. Treasury and UK Treasury have issued joint recommendations to align stablecoin and tokenised asset regulation, proposing a cooperative framework for cross-border testing and common reserve-asset standards (1-to-1 backing with high-quality liquid assets). The move signals coordinated implementation timelines, with the US deploying payment stablecoin rules in January 2027 and the UK issuing tokenised bonds by Q1 2027.
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The Wire takeaway
If you're building cross-border stablecoin or tokenised asset infrastructure, the two largest English-speaking financial systems just stopped moving independently and started moving in sync—your compliance roadmap just compressed. The reserve standards are now locked (1-to-1 backing); the implementation window is hard (January 2027 US, Q1 2027 UK); the customer list is written (regulated banks and payment systems running live pilots by then).
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Topics: Fintech · stablecoins · tokenisation · cross-border · regulatory-alignment · us-uk · reserve-standards