Regulation · Regulation · Thursday, 8 October 2026 · 2 min read · Token+ Intel desk
HM Treasury confirms Digital Securities Sandbox legislation and a crypto regime date
Trade press reports Treasury confirmation of secondary legislation for the DSS and a date for the cryptoasset regime.
Key points
- Reporting says HM Treasury confirmed DSS secondary legislation.
- A date for UK cryptoasset regulation was also reported.
- Check the original Treasury documents for exact dates.
The Digital Assets Edge reports that HM Treasury has confirmed secondary legislation for the Digital Securities Sandbox and a date for the UK's cryptoasset regulation regime.
For UK firms the sandbox is the route to issue and settle digital securities under modified rules. Firm legislative dates matter because they let firms commit budgets.
The Democratize view
Certainty on timing is worth more to UK market participants than any single new rule.
Opinion of the Democratize editorial team.
What to watch: The FCA's final rules and transition arrangements.
Sources
- The Digital Assets Edge · HM Treasury confirms DSS secondary legislation and cryptoasset regulation date · Thursday, 8 October 2026 Specialist media
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