UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform
Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.
CBDCThe Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced a consultation process that will inform a decision about whether the UK should proceed to design and create a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The financial orgs created a taskforce to consider a CBDC in April 2021, and promised to “engage widely with stakeholders on the […]
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Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.
CBDCBarclays published a paper exploring options for various digital pound functionality. It concludes an FMI should be responsible.
CBDC Central Bank Digital Currency Digital PoundAfter the real-time gross settlement crash in July, the BOE is looking for a solution to update the network, proposing synchronization for the revamp while considering wCBDCs as an alternative to the current system.
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In a new discussion paper, the U.K. central bank also said it wants to ensure stablecoins are interchangeable with the pound.
CBDCThe Bank of England is planning wholesale CBDC (wCBDC) trials alongside RTGS synchronized payments as in Project Meridian
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