英国拟赋予英格兰银行支付创新与稳定币支持性目标

The British government plans to give the Bank of England a new "secondary objective" to support innovation in payment systems and ​digital money such as stablecoins, while maintaining financial stability as ‌the central bank's primary responsibility, the Treasury said on Wednesday.

Stablecoins are crypto tokens designed to hold a steady value and are predominantly used in crypto trading ​as well as, increasingly, in payments. They have grown ​rapidly in recent years, particularly under the crypto-friendly policies drawn ⁠up by the Trump administration.

The proposed objective is intended to ​help ensure that regulation keeps pace with changes in payments technology, according ​to the Treasury.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden welcomed the announcement.

Britain's financial regulator said in June that it would reduce its planned capital requirements for stablecoin ​issuers after industry pushback, as it unveiled regulations to bring the ​cryptoasset sector fully within its remit for the first time.

Britain's new government under ‌Prime ⁠Minister Andy Burnham plans to maintain its predecessor's pro-growth approach to financial services regulation, Reuters has reported, with new Finance Minister John Healey retaining several Treasury ministers from the previous administration.

The bank would be required ​to report annually ​to parliament on ⁠how it is advancing the innovation objective, the Treasury said.

City Minister Lucy Rigby said developments in ​digital payments technology, including tokenization, had the potential to ​transform financial ⁠markets.

"Whilst financial stability will always remain the Bank's primary objective, this secondary objective will support the Bank to continue to drive innovation in ⁠payments ​and digital finance, ensuring that the UK ​remains a global leader in financial services," Rigby said in the statement.