The first batch of applications for the Digital Securities Sandbox is expected to join in the fall of 2024, according to the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England.
In order to enable participants to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) for trading and settlement of digital securities like shares and bonds, the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have opened a consultation on the draft guidelines for their Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS).
The sandbox will run for five years and may result in the creation of a new securities settlement regulatory framework, according to a joint consultation and draft guidance that were made public on Wednesday.
Those that are granted access to the sandbox will have the ability to run a trading venue and offer securities depository and settlement services in accordance with new rules.
The Financial Conduct Authority, the UK's financial regulator, and the Bank of England hope that the first round of applications will join the Digital Securities Sandbox in the fall of 2024.
Sheldon Mills, the executive director of the FCA, stated in a statement:
"By enabling businesses to test regulatory changes in real-world scenarios before to their permanent implementation, the new Digital Securities Sandbox transforms the way we regulate. We anticipate that implementing regulation change in this manner will be more efficient, cooperative, and timely."
The program, which has a five-year timeline and admission requirements, might eventually lead to the establishment of long-term rules controlling the exchange and settlement of digital assets. In July 2023, the U.K.
Treasury initiated initial negotiations regarding the DSS. Later on, the United Kingdom. By November 2023, the government promised to pass laws putting the initiative into effect.
Following today's release of the joint consultation paper, interested parties have until May 29 to offer their input. The BOE and FCA will then examine the input with the goal of opening applications to the DSS by the summer of 2024.
Regulators anticipate that in the fall, the first DSS applicants will sign up for the program. The regulators state that the DSS will accept a wide range of companies with the goal of maximizing learning opportunities and promoting innovation in the United Kingdom. monetary structure.
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