UK Finance Minister announces laws to boost digital asset industry

On November 23rd, the UK's digital asset industry received a boost as announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement outlining 110 measures for national economic growth. This includes a government initiative aimed at promoting the expansion of the digital asset industry. The UK government will legislate the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) to promote the adoption of digital assets in financial markets. The budget statement states: "The government will introduce a legislative framework to establish a DSS and plans to implement a financial market infrastructure sandbox by 2023."