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UK to exclude unbacked cryptos from new Digital Securities Sandbox

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The DDS legal framework will not include derivatives and unbacked cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

The HM Treasury has opened consultation on the first financial market infrastructure sandbox – called the ‘Digital Securities Sandbox’ (DSS) – where digital securities will be tested and adopted across financial markets. However, the government is expected to leave out unbacked cryptoassets, which include exchange tokens and derivates.

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