{"id":51118,"date":"2022-04-05T16:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=51118"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:30:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:30:21","slug":"the-uk-recognizes-stablecoin-as-a-valid-means-of-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2022\/04\/the-uk-recognizes-stablecoin-as-a-valid-means-of-payment\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK recognizes stablecoin as a valid means of payment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the UK government recognized stablecoin as a valid means of payment in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country is now closer to permitting stablecoin to be used as a means of payment after releasing plans for its regulation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK Treasury revealed that stablecoins would be used within regulation, indicating that it\u2019ll be recognized as a form of payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the announcement, the government stated that the measures would involve legislating for a \u2018<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/u-k-embraces-stablecoins-valid-120017250.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial market infrastructure sandbox<\/a>\u2019 to assist companies in innovating an FCA-based \u2018CryptoSprint\u2019 that\u2019s operating with the Royal Mint on NFTs, including the engagement group to function very closely with industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UK Government- stablecoins can become a widespread form of payment<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, the UK government expressed that stablecoins can potentially become a widespread form of payment that will drive consumer efficiency and choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techstartups.com\/2022\/04\/04\/uk-government-recognizes-stablecoin-valid-form-payment\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maintained<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s my ambition to make the UK a global hub for cryptoasset technology, and the measures we\u2019ve outlined today will help to ensure firms can invest, innovate and scale up in this country. We want to see the businesses of tomorrow \u2013 and the jobs they create \u2013 here in the UK, and by regulating effectively we can give them the confidence they need to think and invest long-term.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunak concluded, \u201cThis is part of our plan to ensure the UK financial services industry is always at the forefront of technology and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, the government notes that stablecoins are presently used to facilitate investment and trading in unbacked crypto assets like Bitcoin. And it\u2019ll play a key role in emerging DeFi applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This positive gesture on crypto comes as regulators struggle to strike a middle ground between supporting some DeFi innovations and guiding consumers plus the financial system from risks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Stablecoins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stablecoins are cryptos that peg their market value&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/s\/stablecoin.asp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to an external reference<\/a>. Its price is made to peg to fiat money, crypto, or exchange-traded commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, they\u2019re a form of crypto assets pegged to a fiat currency like the dollar, aiming to maintain a stable value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stablecoins can offer a more effective form of payment and enhance customers\u2019 choices with the right regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cryptocurrency day traders use Stablecoins as a haven by shifting unstable tokens to the dollar since market fluctuations can make them unsafe to hold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stablecoins, unlike Cryptos like Ethereum and Bitcoin, are cryptocurrencies with no volatility.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/close-up-shot-of-silver-and-gold-round-coins-8370752\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RODNAE Productions<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pexel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the UK government recognized stablecoin as a valid means of payment in the country.&nbsp; The country is now closer to permitting stablecoin to be used as a means of payment after releasing plans for its regulation.&nbsp; The UK Treasury revealed that stablecoins would be used within regulation, indicating that it\u2019ll be recognized as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":51119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[7375,7173],"class_list":["post-51118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-finance","tag-cryptocurrency-en-2","tag-uk-en-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}