
Key Points
- Dante Disparte, Circle’s global head of policy, said that he sees the U.K. bringing in legislation for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to government currencies, soon.
- “I think we’re within months, not years” of formal U.K. laws for the stablecoin market being introduced, Disparte told CNBC in an interview last week during a visit to London.
- He added that the U.K. has some catching up to do with the European Union, which has begun enforcing regulation of stablecoins under its MiCa, or Markets in Crypto Assets, regulation.