# Bank of England Sets Stablecoin Rules and Caps Sterling Tokens Near $53 Billion

The framework removes per-wallet limits but keeps systemic pound stablecoins far below the scale of dollar tokens at launch.

- Published: 2026-06-23T10:27:12.108Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-23/bank-of-england-sets-stablecoin-rules-and-caps-sterling-toke
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/bank-of-england-stablecoin-path-pound-tokens-face-40b-ceiling/)

The Bank of England set out rules for sterling stablecoins that remove per-wallet holding caps but impose a systemic ceiling of roughly $53 billion on pound-denominated tokens at launch. The framework gives issuers a regulated path while ke…

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