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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is working on a dedicated ruleset for tokenized gold, according to a market update published on August 14, 2026. The move forms part of a wider digital asset regulatory strategy being developed by the UK regulator. No effective date for the rules has been confirmed at this stage.
The development comes against a backdrop of expanding on-chain asset markets. As of August 14, 2026, the total stablecoin market capitalization reached $300.7 billion, with 284.09 million holders recorded across stablecoin instruments globally. The broader tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market posted an on-chain market cap of $38.15 billion, with 1,824,743 individual RWA asset holders participating across tracked protocols.
Tokenized gold represents one segment within the growing RWA category, where traditional assets are represented as on-chain tokens. The FCA’s reported rulemaking signals regulatory attention toward commodity-backed digital instruments specifically, though no draft text or formal consultation details were included in the available facts at this time.
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Source: Openeden · Published by CoinsProbe Markets Desk
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