Digital Pound Foundation: Advocating for a Well-Designed Digital Pound
Written by Claire Conby, Operations and Governance Lead at the Digital Pound Foundation. Originally published in February 2023 by Central Bank Payments News With over 90% of the world’s major central banks pursuing central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, there is an ever-increasing number of institutions and organisations across the globe expressing opinions, recommendations and […]
The digital pound: Busting the privacy myths
Source: Quant | Written by Martin Hargreaves, Chief Product Officer at Quant Concerns about CBDCs are ill-founded, writes our Chief Product Officer, because the underlying infrastructure can and would be set up in a way that limits authoritarian controls, surveillance, and protects consumer privacy. This article first appeared in CityAM on 28 February 2023 > […]
‘Seven out of 10 – maybe higher’: Bank of England deputy on ‘Britcoin’ likelihood
Source: Global Government Fintech A UK retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) has a seven out of 10 chance and ‘maybe higher’ of becoming a reality, in the personal view of a Bank of England (BoE) deputy governor. Sir Jon Cunliffe quoted the odds, which he emphasised were his private thoughts, to a parliamentary committee […]
Battle not over for crypto-native stablecoin issuers despite BIS chief’s doomsaying
Source: IFLR Crypto-native stablecoins are the hotseat as the race for the future of money rages on Rome was not built in a day and neither was the crypto-native stablecoin industry. Despite Bank of International Settlements (BIS) chief Augustin Carstens proclaiming the “battle has been won” for fiat, crypto-natives will not lay down their swords. […]
The future of machine money – opportunities for stablecoins in Europe
Source: Digital Euro Association Discover the potential of stablecoins in the European machine-to-machine (M2M) economy with our latest whitepaper, “The future of machine money – opportunities for stablecoins in Europe”. The paper examines the benefits and drawbacks of M2M payments, provides industry use cases that highlight the potential benefits of stablecoin-enabled IoT and M2M payments, […]
Wholesale CBDCs: Fostering Interoperability and Standardisation in Global Financial Markets
In March 2023, the Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) and Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) hosted our first joint roundtable, with representatives from both organisations alongside industry specialists and external observers. This article highlgihts some of the discussions we had. “As we cross the threshold from proof of concept to real traction, this joint […]
The Making of a Digital Pound: Exploring the Creation of a UK CBDC | Poundcast Episode 7
In episode 7, our host Jannah Patchay, Policy Lead at the Digital Pound Foundation is in conversation with Varun Paul, Central Bank Digital Currency and Market Infrastructure Director of Fireblocks. They discuss private sector objections to retail Central Bank Digital Currency – how does the recent Bank of England and HM Treasury consultation address these […]
CBDC in the Nordics: What is the status in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland?
Source: Finextra Ahead of NextGen Nordics, which will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, Finextra will be publishing a series of ‘sneak peeks’, covering the topics and interviewing the panellists speaking at the event. Central bank digital currency (CBDC) is an exciting area of development from many central banks across the world, particularly in the […]
Commercial stablecoin issuance – Part II: Risks and long-term vision
Source: Quant Banks around the world – including some well-known global brands – have begun issuing their own digital currency known as commercial stablecoins. In part II of our use case, we consider some of the risks involved and outline a longer-term vision. Understand the risksAs we outlined in part I, there are plenty of benefits […]
Why Does an Economist Care About CBDCs? | Poundcast Episode 6
In episode 6, our host Jannah Patchay, Policy Lead and one of the originating members of the Digital Pound Foundation, speaks to James Pomeroy, Global Economist at HSBC. In a time where many regions around the world are increasingly moving away from cash, Central Bank Digital Currencies can offer people similar levels of privacy and […]
