The U.S. and Britain Want Stablecoins to Cross the Atlantic. The Passport Is Still Missing

By Isaac • July 14, 2026 5:14 pm •

Washington and London have agreed on what a trustworthy stablecoin should look like. They still have not agreed that a coin approved on one side of the Atlantic can simply operate on the other.

That gap is the most important part of the new U.S.-UK plan for digital finance.

The two governments want stablecoins to move through cross-border payments, settlement systems and capital markets with less friction. They also want tokenized securities to develop under compatible rules.

But the document released Tuesday is a roadmap, not a passport.

The U.S. Treasury Department said the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future had delivered recommendations covering digital assets, tokenized finance, securities regulation and cross-border capital raising.

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