Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - Digital Pound Foundation

Visa partners with ConsenSys to help bridge CBDC networks with existing payment rails

Central bank digital currencies: a solution in search of a problem? Report published

Project Helvetia Phase II: Settling tokenised assets in wholesale CBDC

Outlook 2022: Shaping a CBDC future for consumers and businesses

Introducing new forms of digital money

Author: Jannah Patchay, Originating Member, Digital Pound Foundation The genie is out of the bottle. The introduction of new forms of digital money – whether public or private in form – is irreversible. And, given that money touches everyone and everything, its implications are enormous. A global race has developed between private and public protagonists […]

Global CBDC Challenge 2021 Report

Bank of Jamaica’s CBDC Pilot Project a Success

Revisiting the Monetary Sovereignty Rationale for CBDCs

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Call for Evidence: Central Bank Digital Currencies

This is a copy of the Digital Pound Foundation’s submission to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee in response to their Call for Evidence on Central Bank Digital Currencies. The evidence was originally submitted on 22nd October 2021, and published on the House of Lords website here (CDC0033). Summary of Response The genie is […]

Report on the Results of the Digital Tenge Pilot Project

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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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