United Kingdom - Digital Pound Foundation

As crypto evolves, how should Banks approach CBDCs & stablecoins?

Formation of the UK Industry Digital Currencies Coordination Group

The Digital Pound Foundation, The Payments Association and UK Finance have established a new group, with the aim of creating a forum for discussion and collaboration around the industry’s response to digital currency developments in the UK. This will include the potential for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the regulatory approach to stablecoins […]

Baking in interoperability for a UK central bank digital currency – What are the ingredients?

Q&A: Bank of England Vet Says CBDCs Will Be a “Centerpiece to a Wider Ecosystem of Stablecoins”

Will the UK get its own digital currency?

Are central banks thinking radically enough about CBDCs?

Managing the failure of systemic Digital Settlement Asset (including stablecoin) firms

The future role of digital public money

Author: Jannah Patchay, Policy Lead, Digital Pound Foundation The Digital Pound Foundation is committed to supporting the development of a well-designed digital Pound. This might be in public (central bank-issued) or private (privately issued stablecoins) form, and most likely a combination of the two – and an effective and diverse ecosystem for these new forms […]

How could a digital Pound facilitate financial inclusion?

About this webinar Date: 19 May 2022Time: 4:00-5:00pm BSTRegistration: Click Here All around the world, governments are exploring the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) including the Bank of England examining the case for introducing a digital Pound in the UK. A number of perceived benefits of having a digital currency have been proposed, […]

The case for commercial stablecoins

About the Foundation

Whilst most CBDC experiments have involved private sector technology providers, the overwhelming majority of these experiments, to date, have not involved participation from other private sector actors. The Digital Pound Foundation is unique in proposing a model whereby the public and private sectors can fully engage in the design, development and adoption of a digital Pound, thus contributing to its successful roll-out and helping drive forward the UK’s transition to a digital economy.

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