Political Parties: Cryptocurrencies
Commons · Question 29194 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the moratorium on cryptocurrencies will apply to digital tokens and memecoins.
Answer
Answered by Florence Eshalomi, 18 Sep 2026
As announced on 25 March 2026, the ban applies to all cryptoassets of any value that meet the definition set out in the Government's amendment. This includes digital tokens and memecoins where they are a cryptographically secured digital representation of...