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.
CBDCA state-backed digital pound is likely to be launched later this decade, according to the Treasury and the Bank of England. Both institutions want to ensure the public has access to safe money that is easy to use in the digital age. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the central-bank digital currency (CBDC) could be a new […]
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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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