Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timeframe is for the first publication from the Cryptoassets Taskforce.

The Cryptoassets Taskforce will publish a report in Q3 2018.

The first meeting of the Taskforce was held on May 21^st, and attended by senior leaders from government and the financial regulators, including the Director General of Financial Services at HM Treasury, a Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority.^[1]

Officials from across all three organisations continue to meet on a regular basis and are working closely together. Officials are also engaging with industry stakeholders and international counterparts, and held an industry roundtable on 24 July.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cryptoassets-taskforce-meets-for-the-first-time