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UK Targets Digital Gilt by 2027
UK Recruits 54 Firms for Tokenized Markets, Targets First Digital Gilt by Early 2027 With £33 Billion Annual Projection
The UK is rolling out a comprehensive crypto and digital asset regulatory framework while deepening transatlantic coordination with the US on stablecoins and tokenized finance.
The UK government recruited 54 firms to participate in its tokenized markets initiative and set a target of issuing the first digital gilt by early 2027, with a government-backed projection of £33 billion in annual economic benefit. Ripple was named as a participant in a UK Treasury-backed plan to move repo and fund settlement on-chain within 12 months.
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- Ripple named in UK Treasury-backed plan to move repo and funds onchain in 12 months · en.coin-turk.com · T2
- UK lays out tokenized finance roadmap with projected £33 billion annual boost · theblock.co · T1
- UK Recruits 54 Firms to Tokenize Markets, Targets First Digital Gilt by Early 2027 - unchainedcrypto.com · news.google.com · T1