Andrew Griffith: Since January 2020 the FCA has been the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing supervisor of UK cryptoasset activity. By maintaining a robust gateway for firms seeking to register for cryptoasset activity in the UK, we continue to reduce and prevent the financing of criminal and terrorist groups. The government’s ambition is for the UK to be home to the most open,...
Lord Tunnicliffe: ...CBDC—seems to stand up. The report speaks to the financial stability risk. On this Government’s watch, millions of British consumers’ savings have already been put at risk by the collapse of cryptocurrencies, and crypto-related scams have hit record levels. We have an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill which would compel the Government to update their decade-old...
Lord Tunnicliffe: ...CBDC—seems to stand up. The report speaks to the financial stability risk. On this Government’s watch, millions of British consumers’ savings have already been put at risk by the collapse of cryptocurrencies, and crypto-related scams have hit record levels. We have an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill which would compel the Government to update their decade-old...
Darren Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulation of crypto-currencies.
Nigel Mills: ...really work for a modern, mobile, dynamic economy where people can move money at the click of a finger through the internet. What is a UK-based asset and what is not? If I have just moved it into a crypto account held in Brazil, is that really a UK asset? What is my income on that? Is it in the UK that I have the tax or is it not? We need to have a thorough review of how all these rules...
Nigel Mills: ...really work for a modern, mobile, dynamic economy where people can move money at the click of a finger through the internet. What is a UK-based asset and what is not? If I have just moved it into a crypto account held in Brazil, is that really a UK asset? What is my income on that? Is it in the UK that I have the tax or is it not? We need to have a thorough review of how all these rules...
Lisa Cameron: [R] As chair of the all-party parliamentary group for crypto and digital assets, I have been reading about the success of Oxfam’s UnBlocked Cash project. It uses blockchain technology to ensure the digital identity of recipients, and it has won the European Horizon prize and the World Summit award. What progress has the Department made on maximising UK aid reaching the most vulnerable via...
Lisa Cameron: [R] As chair of the all-party parliamentary group for crypto and digital assets, I have been reading about the success of Oxfam’s UnBlocked Cash project. It uses blockchain technology to ensure the digital identity of recipients, and it has won the European Horizon prize and the World Summit award. What progress has the Department made on maximising UK aid reaching the most vulnerable via...
...consult the Attorney General may be satisfied by consultation carried out before this section comes into force.” This amendment amends inserted section 303Z25 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (cryptoassets: codes of practice) to provide that certain preliminary steps in relation to the making of a code of practice under that section (for example, consulting on a draft code of practice)...
Andrew Griffith: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) on securing this debate on crypto regulation, which follows the first debate on cryptoassets, led by her fellow party member the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) in September last year. The hon. Lady is absolutely...
Alex Chalk: The Joint Crypt Key Programme is formed of a series of components, each proceeding at different stages of the acquisition cycle. The concept phase referred to in question 49570 was for the Crypto Enabling Services component. This ended in June 2016.
Alex Chalk: The Joint Crypt Key Programme is delivering incrementally, and in 2022 delivered modernised End Crypto Devices to the Navy, with new sovereign communications modes and improved cryptographic interoperability standards for future crypt devices. It is presently upgrading the military cryptographic key management infrastructure. The programme will continue to sustain and modernise Defence’s...
Andrew Griffith: The government’s ambition is to make the UK a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment. In April 2022, the government set out a number of reforms which will see the regulation and aspects of tax treatment of cryptoassets evolve. This included confirming the intention to regulate cryptoassets known as stablecoins and to introduce a ‘financial market infrastructure sandbox’ to...
Baroness Penn: ...for consumers, markets and firms. The Government continue to engage the regulator on its work here. On innovation more broadly, many noble Lords asked about the Government’s strategic approach to crypto assets. We are committed to creating a regulatory environment in which firms can innovate while crucially maintaining financial stability and regulatory standards, so that people can use...
Treasury Committee: The crypto-asset industry.
Jim Shannon: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of crypto (a) currencies and (b) assets to society.
Lord Harlech: ...to creating an environment where firms can innovate while maintaining financial stability and regulatory standards so that people and businesses can use technology safely. Recent events in the crypto market reinforce the case for timely, clear and effective regulation. The Government have already taken steps to bring certain crypto asset activities into the scope of UK regulation and will...
Suella Braverman: ...drive out dirty money from the UK. It strengthens the UK’s reputation as a place where legitimate businesses can thrive and enhances our ability to tackle new and emerging threats like the use of crypto-assets, ransomware and the growth of cyber-enabled fraud. The National Crime Agency’s Combatting Kleptocracy Cell is also delivering significant success, with nearly 100 disruptions...
Andrew Griffith: ..., and my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger), who is always very thoughtful, talked about this, but we have to understand the risks. While the risks to consumers of scams in the crypto-space, among others, is extremely high and has been well telegraphed, when it comes to looking at different payment systems—with the power of distributed ledger technology to solve issues...
Treasury Committee: The crypto-asset industry.