英國承諾加密貨幣監管框架草案將於明年初準備就緒

財政部經濟部長 Tulip Siddiq 表示，這些法規將涵蓋穩定幣和質押服務，以及加密貨幣本身。

UK to Present Draft Crypto Asset Regulatory Framework Early 2024

英國將於 2024 年初提出加密資產監管框架草案

A draft regulatory framework for crypto assets will be ready in the United Kingdom early next year, a Treasury official promised at City & Financial Global’s Tokenisation Summit in London on Nov. 21.

一位財政部官員在 11 月 21 日於倫敦舉行的 City & Financial Global 代幣化峰會上承諾，英國將於明年初準備好加密資產監管框架草案。

Some regulations were expected last summer, but a general election overturned those plans along with the Conservative government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Now, Keir Starmer’s Labour government, which took office on July 5, 2024, will present the regulations.

去年夏天預計會出台一些規定，但大選與首相里希·蘇納克(Rishi Sunak)領導的保守黨政府一起推翻了這些計劃。現在，於 2024 年 7 月 5 日上任的基爾·斯塔默 (Keir Starmer) 領導的工黨政府將提出這些規定。

A comprehensive framework

全面的框架

Economic Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq said the regulations would cover stablecoins and staking services, as well as cryptocurrency itself, Bloomberg reports.

根據彭博社報道，財政部經濟部長 Tulip Siddiq 表示，這些法規將涵蓋穩定幣和質押服務，以及加密貨幣本身。

Siddiq said:

西迪克說：

“We will introduce a comprehensive framework for crypto assets covering the full range of crypto activities, from decentralized finance to stablecoins.”

“我們將為加密資產引入一個全面的框架，涵蓋從去中心化金融到穩定幣的全方位加密活動。”

Stablecoin’s use cases do not make it a good fit for existing payment services regulation, Siddiq said. Stablecoin legislation has been in the works since the release of a suite of discussion papers in October 2023 but was never expected earlier than 2025.

Siddiq 表示，穩定幣的用例並不適合現有的支付服務監管。自 2023 年 10 月發布一系列討論文件以來，穩定幣立法一直在醞釀中，但從未預計會早於 2025 年。

The crypto industry hopes that staking can escape being designated as a “collective investment scheme,” as that brings with it additional restrictions. Siddiq said at the summit:

加密行業希望質押能夠避免被指定為“集體投資計劃”，因為這會帶來額外的限制。西迪克在峰會上表示：

“We will introduce a new regime for staking services, ensuring they are not captured by the definition of ‘collective investment scheme’ where this is not appropriate.”

“我們將引入一種新的質押服務制度，確保它們不會被不合適的‘集體投資計劃’定義所涵蓋。”

The UK needs to get a grip on crypto

英國需要控制加密貨幣

The former Conservative government expressed the ambition to make the United Kingdom a cryptocurrency hub, but so far the country has often been seen as a challenging regulatory environment. Blame for that perception is often placed on the Financial Conduct Authority, which is a regulator independent of the government.

前保守黨政府表達了讓英國成為加密貨幣中心的抱負，但到目前為止，該國經常被視為具有挑戰性的監管環境。這種看法往往歸咎於金融行為監理局，它是一個獨立於政府的監管機構。

Meanwhile, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation will come into full force by the end of the year. With the continent offering regulatory certainty and the United States’ Trump administration being viewed as pro-crypto, the UK is looking less and less attractive to the multibillion-dollar crypto industry.

同時，歐盟的加密資產市場（MiCA）監管將於今年底全面生效。隨著歐洲大陸提供監管確定性以及美國川普政府被視為支持加密貨幣，英國對價值數十億美元的加密貨幣產業的吸引力似乎越來越小。

The former government had promised new crypto regulations in July, but that was not possible. So far, the Labour government’s only attempt at crypto regulation has been a bill proposed in September to clarify the legal status of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cryptocurrency and carbon credits by declaring them property.

前政府曾在 7 月承諾實施新的加密貨幣法規，但這是不可能的。到目前為止，工黨政府在加密貨幣監管方面的唯一嘗試是 9 月提出的一項法案，透過宣布非同質代幣（NFT）、加密貨幣和碳信用的財產來澄清它們的法律地位。

Magazine: Crypto has 4 years to grow so big ‘no one can shut it down’: Kain Warwick, Infinex

雜誌：加密貨幣有 4 年時間發展得如此之大「無人能將其關閉」：Kain Warwick、Infinex