The United States and the United Kingdom have announced a joint plan to work more closely on tokenized finance and regulated stablecoins. Their goal is to lower regulatory barriers between two of the world’s biggest financial markets. The plan encourages cross-border use of stablecoins, better coordination on tokenized securities, and a shared regulatory approach that aims to support innovation while protecting financial stability and consumers.
The Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future published these recommendations. The group was set up to modernize financial infrastructure by encouraging closer cooperation between the two countries.
Instead of creating new laws, the roadmap lists ten recommendations for regulators and industry members. One main idea is to set up an industry-led group to test cross-border tokenization projects, coordinate standards for tokenized securities, and encourage the use of regulated stablecoins in both countries.
The two governments also released a joint statement saying stablecoins are an important part of future payment systems. They believe regulated stablecoins should exist alongside commercial bank deposits, tokenized bank money, and other digital payment options, rather than replace them.
The framework urges regulators to create consistent rules without adding restrictions that might slow innovation. It also supports backing stablecoins one-to-one with high-quality liquid assets, giving holders timely redemption rights, keeping reserve assets separate, and providing clear legal protections if an issuer goes bankrupt.
NEW: UK and US team up on digital assets, capital markets and issue joint statement on stablecoins. Details: https://t.co/RuzFKIxh6e
— British Embassy Washington (@UKinUSA) July 15, 2026
Another key goal is to make it easier for the two markets to work together. Officials plan to look for ways to let regulated stablecoins approved in one country operate more smoothly in the other, as long as they meet local rules.
The roadmap also encourages more cooperation between regulators like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England. They plan to work together on things like settling tokenized securities, raising capital, supervising derivatives, setting accounting standards, and improving market transparency.
This announcement shows that policymakers are becoming more confident that blockchain-based financial systems will be important in global markets. By working together on regulations instead of acting separately, both governments want to give financial institutions more certainty as they develop tokenized products and digital payment services.
While these recommendations are not legally binding, they set a clear policy direction that could help regulated stablecoins and tokenized financial assets become more widely used in both the U.S. and the UK.
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