Bank of England ready to water down 'overly conservative' stablecoin proposals: FT

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Bank of England ready to water down 'overly conservative' stablecoin proposals: FT Restrictions proposed by the BOE prompted criticism from the crypto industry, which said they risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy. What to know: - The Bank of England is prepared to loosen restrictions on stablecoin holdings following pressure from the digital asset industry. - The industry said the BOE's proposed restrictions risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy. - The central bank is also ready to lower its planned requirement of at least 40% of stablecoin-backing assets to be deposited with the central bank, earning no interest. The Bank of England (BOE) is set to ease proposed restrictions on stablecoin holdings following pressure from digital asset industry participants, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday. Sarah Breeden, deputy governor for financial stability, said the central bank's initial plans to restrict individuals to owning up to 20,000 pounds ($27,000) per coin may have been "overly conservative," according to the FT. The BOE is "looking very hard at whether there are different ways we can manage what we think is an important risk as stablecoins come into play," Breeden said in an interview. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies pegged to the value of a traditional financial asset, usually a fiat currency, mostly the U.S. dollar. They have been at the forefront of the development of mainstream digital asset adoption, helped by the establishment of formal regulatory regimes in some major jurisdictions. The BOE's proposed restrictions risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy, crypto industry participants have said. For its part, the central bank had described the proposed cap as "temporary." "What we have heard from industry is that the way we have proposed to implement limits is cumbersome operationally for a temporary measure," Breeden said. "So we are genuinely open to thinking whether there are other ways of achieving our objective." The BOE is also ready to lower its planned requirement that at least 40% of stablecoin-backing assets should be deposited with the central bank, earning no interest, and 60% invested in short-term U.K. government debt — requirements that were more restrictive than in markets such as the U.S. "Not surprisingly, the industry would prefer to hold more interest-earning assets, as that goes to their bottom line," Breeden said. "These are important signals from the Bank of England that it is prepared to revisit its stablecoin proposals," Katie Haries, Coinbase's head of policy for Europe said in an emailed comment. "We’ve said for a long time that a cap on stablecoin holdings is a cap on innovation, with real and significant risks for UK competitiveness." The BOE did not immediately respond to CoinDesk's request for comment. More For You If found guilty of violating the Parliamentary code of conduct, the Reform UK party leader could be suspended from the House of Commons. What to know: - Nigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over his failure to declare a 5 million-pound gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, U.K. news services reported. - Farage and his Reform UK party argue the donation, said to cover his security costs, was a purely personal gift...

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