The agreement was organised “last minute”, one of the people said. Talks were arranged after crypto industry groups wrote to the UK government last Thursday, ahead of Trump’s state visit this week, urging Britain to include digital assets and blockchain in any new deal with the US. Any deal is expected specifically to include stablecoins — crypto tokens pegged in value to traditional currencies.
Another person said the feeling was that there was a “huge opportunity for the UK in digital assets” and that the Trump administration’s embrace of the industry meant closer UK-US...
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