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 the Treasury are set to introduce the idea of a digital pound CBDC in a roadmap to be launched next week. The central bank currency, which has been dubbed Britcoin, could be in use by 2030 and will sit alongside the traditional physical currency. Despite this, there are fears that […]
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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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