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Bank of England, HM Treasury Respond to Digital Pound Consultation Amid Strong Public Interest
27.1.2024
Amidst public interest, the Bank of England and HM Treasury have addressed key concerns regarding the digital pound, reassuring the public of stringent legislative measures for privacy and control, alongside the maintenance of traditional cash. HM Treasury and Bank of England Respond to Public’s...
Britcoin: Is a Digital Pound Really on The Horizon?
25.1.2024
The UK Parliament and the Bank of England (BOE) continue to “um and ah” over whether a state-backed digital pound also known as “Britcoin” or a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is needed. On Wednesday, the UK’s Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury James Bowler, said a digital pound consultation...
Digital Pound Legislation Will Provide Protections to Privacy and Control, Govt Says
25.1.2024
Many respondents to the digital pound consultation said that they had concerns about privacy and control
The Digital Pound Consultation Will Drop Thursday, U.K. Official Says
25.1.2024
There's a number of issues around privacy, financial inclusion, whether there's limits, monetary policy and interest, James Bowler, Permanent Secretary of the Treasury said
UK Treasury Advises Lower Limits on Retail Digital Pound Over Fears of Bank Runs
4.12.2023
The UK Treasury Committee advised proceeding slowly on a digital pound in a Dec. 2 report due to financial stability risks like sparking bank runs. Image by Alexey Novikov, Adobe Stock. The UK Treasury Committee released a report on December 2, advising the Bank of England to proceed cautiously...
UK Lawmakers Urge Lower Digital Pound Holding Limits
4.12.2023
They also want the government to tweak plans to make sure the CBDC’s design won’t preclude the possibility of paying interest on the digital pound
UK Residents Flags Privacy Concerns in Digital Pound Consultations: Bank of England
27.10.2023
The Bank of England (BOE) says the majority of 50,000 feedbacks it received from the public consultation on the digital pound revolve around privacy and fiat scarcity concerns. Jon Cunliffe, the bank’s Deputy Governor disclosed in a speech, Money and payments: a ‘black ships’...
Digital Pound Consultation Received Over 50,000 Responses, With Privacy a Major Concern
27.10.2023
Many of the respondents outlined concerns around privacy, programmability and the decline of cash, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England said
Bitcoin price hits all-time highs across Argentina, Nigeria and Turkey
27.10.2023
The new all-time highs come despite Bitcoin still being down over 50% against its price peak of $69,000 against the U.S. dollar
Metamask Wallet Users Can Now Cash Out Crypto to Fiat
8.9.2023
The popular Ethereum wallet Metamask has introduced a new feature allowing users to convert crypto to major fiat currencies. The “Sell” option currently supports cashing out ether (ETH) and is available to users in the U.S., the United Kingdom, and some European markets. New Feature...
Regulated Liability Network identifies proof-of-concept case with digital pound
5.9.2023
The RLN, which places tokenized assets and liabilities on the same ledger, was tested with simulated cross-border CBDC transactions in a previous project
Bank of England Forms Digital Pound Advisory Group to Shape CBDC Design
10.8.2023
Announced on the Bank's Website on Wednesday, the Bank of England (BoE) has established a digital pound advisory group named the CBDC Academic Advisory Group (AAG) and is actively seeking specialists to join this group as the nation enters the CBDC design phase. ...
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Bank of England Wants Digital Pound Advisers as It Moves to CBDC Design Phase
9.8.2023
The Bank of England has also started recruiting for its central bank digital currency engagement forum
Bitcoin ETFs Can Boost ‘Overall Reputation of Certain Cryptocurrencies’ — Brighty App Co-Founder
16.7.2023
According to Nikolay Denisenko, the co-founder and CTO of the financial and earning application Brighty App, the digital version of the pound sterling can be a bridge that enables “easy conversions between different types of crypto, stablecoins, and digital currencies.” Furthermore,...
United Kingdom’s digital pound meets public backlash — Why?
14.7.2023
The use of physical currency for transactions is plummeting globally, so why is the U.K. so tentative with its own central bank digital currency?
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Over $1,900 as Greenback Weakens on Tuesday
11.7.2023
Ethereum moved briefly above the $1,900 level on Tuesday, as the U.S. dollar weakened versus several G7 currencies. The biggest fall came versus the British pound, with USD/GBP hitting a 15-month low. Bitcoin also rose higher, climbing past $31,000 earlier in the day. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) moved...
Egypt Struggles With Skyrocketing Inflation and Depreciating Currency, While Bitcoin Nears Record High in the Country
11.7.2023
According to the Egyptian Statistics Bureau, Egypt’s annual inflation rate hit 36.8% in June, a staggering 33.7% increase from May’s inflation rate, breaking records. Egypt, the world’s 14th most populous country, grapples with soaring prices for goods and services across...
Payments Platform Nuggets Working With Bank of England on Privacy Layer for Digital Pound
5.7.2023
The BofE said in February that a digital pound was likely needed, but that it will not make a decision on issuing one until at least 2025
UK Finance: Digital Pound Holdings Should Be Limited to £5,000 to Avoid Panic
4.7.2023
U.K. Finance, one of the largest finance membership organizations in the U.K., has issued its recommendations to the Bank of England regarding the issuance of a digital pound. The organization stated that individual holdings of the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be capped...
Digital pound will be pseudonymous with a focus on privacy: BoE CBDC chief
27.6.2023
The underpinning technology for the UK CBDC could use a different ledger than the popular blockchain technology