UK launches CBDC consultation

The initial phase of discussions on a digital pound will last until June.

The Bank of England today launched a consultation into the application of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The paper says a digital pound is “likely to be needed in the future, to ensure the public have access to safe money that is convenient to use as our everyday lives become

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