Digital Pound CBDC Wont Be Programmable to Avoid Government Control Perceptions

Last week, Katie Fortune, senior manager of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) unit at the Bank of England (BofE), suggested that thedigital poundwill not include government-enabled programmability functions to avoid misperceptions about government overreach...

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Digital pound CBDC wont be programmable to avoid government control perceptions

The Bank of England explored the issue of programmability and government control in discussing the digital pound CBDC

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Letter: Parliament must have its say on the digital pound

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Letter: Much as I try, the digital pound still confuses me

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Digital pound presents new payment frontier, but UK doesnt 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 make micropaymentsbut doesnt Bitcoin already do this?

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Bank of England says a digital pound more likely than not

Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, told a Parliamentary Committee that a retail digital pound is more likely than not

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