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The UKs Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new rules, outlined in their April 2026 policy statement, making it simpler for funds to be tokenized within the existing system. This includes allowing investor registers on blockchain and implementing a Direct-to-Fund dealing setup, eliminating the need for experimental sandboxes. The FCA aims to streamline fund operations, enhance efficiency, and maintain investor safeguards. The new rules provide a clear path for firms to use onchain records as primary books, potentially eliminating the need for off-chain backups. The FCA has already approved the first tokenized UCITS funds and plans to tokenize assets next, followed by cash flows with smart contracts and digital wallets. The FCA is also open to stablecoins in settlements and will provide further input on wider blockchain use in markets, aligning with a full crypto framework set to be in place by October 2027.

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