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Bank of England seeks academic input for CBDC as it enters design phase

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18 August, 2023

Bank of England seeks academic input for CBDC as it enters design phase

BoE and HM Treasury have launched an academic advisory group to bring together experts to provide input on economics, policies,...

UK progresses plans for systemic stablecoin regime

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James Field

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10 August, 2023

UK progresses plans for systemic stablecoin regime

The U.K. Treasury’s response to a consultation updates proposals for a regulatory regime for systemic stablecoins, which would be supervised...

UK update: CBDCs, tokenized bank deposits, and self-sovereign identity systems in play

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Gavin Lucas

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14 July, 2023

UK update: CBDCs, tokenized bank deposits, and self-sovereign identity systems in play

In the past week, the U.K. has been moving quickly with innovations related to digital currencies, blockchains, and financial innovation...

Bank of England is working on CBDC identity layer

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Gavin Lucas

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12 July, 2023

Bank of England is working on CBDC identity layer

Payments and identity company Nuggets is working with Bank of England to develop an identity and privacy layer for its...

Britcoin to be trialed on multiple ledgers, including blockchain: Bank of England

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Steve Kaaru

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1 July, 2023

Britcoin to be trialed on multiple ledgers, including blockchain: Bank of England

Tom Mutton, who heads the digital pound initiative at the BoE, says it will have a £10,000-£20,000 limit, will trial...

UK’s central bank extends CBDC consultation deadline

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Wahid Pessarlay

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12 June, 2023

UK’s central bank extends CBDC consultation deadline

Bank of England calls for comments on whether or not non-U.K. residents “should have access to the digital pound, on...

Bank of England and BIS wrap up DLT-based settlements pilot with stellar results

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Wahid Pessarlay

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23 April, 2023

Bank of England and BIS wrap up DLT-based settlements pilot with stellar results

Both the BIS and BoE have been exploring an innovative real-time gross settlement system using DLT to power the synchronization...

Bank of England braces for widespread use of tokenization

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Wahid Pessarlay

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20 April, 2023

Bank of England braces for widespread use of tokenization

Acknowledging the rising popularity and adoption of tokenization, BoE's John Cunliffe says the central bank is looking into the possibility...

UK central bank to set up 30-member Britcoin team: report

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Steve Kaaru

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13 April, 2023

UK central bank to set up 30-member Britcoin team: report

Bank of England is ramping up its central bank digital currency efforts and hiring developers, security architects, and more despite...

Digital pound presents new payment frontier, but UK doesn’t have CBDC expertise yet: BoE

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Steve Kaaru

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4 March, 2023

Digital pound presents new payment frontier, but UK doesn’t have CBDC expertise yet: BoE

Bank of England Deputy Gov. Jon Cunliffe told lawmakers a digital pound would make it easier for U.K. residents to...

Digital pound likely this decade, but don’t call it ‘Britcoin’

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Steve Kaaru

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11 February, 2023

Digital pound likely this decade, but don’t call it ‘Britcoin’

The U.K. Treasury and the central bank say that the digital pound would give the country a new digital payments...

BIS invites applications for next phase of UK CBDC API project

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Steve Kaaru

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3 February, 2023

BIS invites applications for next phase of UK CBDC API project

The Bank for International Settlements has been working with the Bank of England on Project Rosalind and wants payment providers...

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