Response to Crypto & Digital Assets APPG: Crypto Inquiry 2022
The Digital Pound Foundation takes pleasure in responding to the Crypto & Digital Assets APPG – CRYPTO INQUIRY 2022. The DPF is supportive of the UK government’s commitment to place the UK’s financial services sector at the forefront of cryptoasset technology and innovation, and to take a staged and proportionate approach to cryptoasset regulation, which […]
Regulated Liabilities and the Future of Digital Money | Poundcast Episode 2
Description In this episode, host Jannah Patchay, Policy Lead and one of the originating members of the Digital Pound Foundation speaks to Tony McLaughlin, Managing Director of Emerging Payments and Business Development at Citibank. Jannah and Tony have a wide-ranging discussion on what would make a digital Pound a foundation for innovation and what attributes […]
Response to HMT Consultation: Managing the Failure of Systemic Digital Settlement Asset (including Stablecoin) firms
The Digital Pound Foundation takes pleasure in responding to this consultation. The DPF is supportive of the UK government’s commitment to place the UK’s financial services sector at the forefront of cryptoasset technology and innovation, and to take a staged and proportionate approach to cryptoasset regulation, which is sensitive to risks posed and responsive to […]
Clifford Chance joins Digital Pound Foundation membership community to co-lead new Policy, Legal and Regulatory Working Group
We are pleased to announce the addition of Clifford Chance to the Digital Pound Foundation’s membership community. As one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms, Clifford Chance’s global reach and breadth of expertise across fintech is industry-leading. We are also delighted to announce that Clifford Chance will be co-chairing the Digital Pound Foundation’s Policy, Legal […]
Fungibility and Interoperability in the Digital Money Ecosystem
In this joint webinar co-hosted by the Digital Euro Association and the Digital Pound Foundation, as part of a series of partnership collaborations, we explore the concepts of fungibility and interoperability, how they interrelate, and why they are important considerations for the future of new forms of digital money in any jurisdiction. Fungibility is not […]
Digital Currencies and the Future of Money | Poundcast Episode 1
Description In episode 1, podcast host Jannah Patchay, Policy Lead and one of the originating members of the Digital Pound Foundation is in conversation with Lee McNabb, Payments Strategy Lead at NatWest. In this introductory episode, Jannah and Lee discuss some of the key questions often asked about digital currency such as: What is a […]
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 […]
Stabilising stablecoins: What can we learn from the collapse of TerraUSD?
Co-authored by Jannah Patchay, Claire Conby, and Jonathan Marriott In May 2022, TerraUSD (UST) – previously the third-largest stablecoin with a market cap of USD $18+ Billion – lost its peg to the US Dollar, falling almost 95 percent within a matter of days. In this article, we look at the circumstances surrounding UST’s spectacular […]
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, […]
