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UK FCA Names Four-Firm Stablecoin Sandbox Cohort for Early-2026 Trials

Findings will inform the regulator's final oversight regime later in 2026.

Overview

  • Monee Financial Technologies, ReStabilise, Revolut, and VVTX were chosen from 20 applicants.
  • The cohort covers payment, settlement, and trading models to test issuance and supporting infrastructure.
  • Participants will operate in live environments under defined safeguards, oversight requirements, and reporting obligations without immediately facing full rules.
  • The FCA will monitor liquidity, reserves, governance, and settlement performance while offering technical guidance to each firm.
  • The programme runs through 2026 to shape final policy, with the UK’s broader crypto regime slated for October 2027, according to the FCA’s timeline.