Lords Committee pours cold water on UK CBDC

A Committee of peers in the House of Lords has concluded that there is no convincing case for the creation of a central bank digital currency in the UK.

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How Stellar Will Host Ukraines CBDC Pilot Test With Tascombank

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has been working with the Ukrainian government on their national CBDC for a while.

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UK Intelligence Chief Raises Concerns About Use of Digital Renminbi to Control Global Transactions

The chief of the GCHQ, one of the three intelligence agencies in the U.K., has raised alarms about China and its digital renminbi.

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The Bank of England Should Beware the Lure of Digital Currency

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Bitcoin too volatile to be adopted as legal tender, says BoE chief

El Salvadors decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender was alarming because consumers are likely to suffer from its extreme volatility, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said.

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How likely is a Britcoin? The UKs Journey to a Central Bank Digital Currency

Now is as good a time as any to be thinking about the digital pound and whether the UK will introduce a CBDC in the near future.

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