UK to Plans to Start Regulating Cryptocurrency in 2027

Legislation volition beryllium introduced into Parliament connected Monday extending existing fiscal regularisation to crypto companies.

Dec 15, 2025, 9:48 a.m.

The U.K. authorities plans to widen existing fiscal regularisation to screen crypto companies arsenic of October 2027 and authorities for the process volition beryllium introduced into parliament connected Monday.

The measure volition beryllium small changed from draught authorities published successful April, which laid retired the model for crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuance, a Treasury spokesperson said, according to Reuters.

In extending existing fiscal services rules to crypto, the U.K. would beryllium emulating the attack of the U.S., successful opposition to the European Union (EU), which introduced a regime, the Markets successful Crypto Assets regulations, specifically for the industry.

Last month, the Bank of England (BOE) proposed a regulatory authorities for oversight of stablecoins, which is unfastened to consultation done February 2026.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the regularisation would connection "clear rules of the road," portion keeping "dodgy actors" retired of the market.

The Treasury did not instantly respond to CoinDesk's petition for further comment.

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