Could a digital pound pay off for consumers?

Barclays explores digital pound design options

Barclays published a paper exploring options for various digital pound functionality. It concludes an FMI should be responsible.

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Bank of England looks to update RTGS by exploring wholesale CBDC, synchronization

After 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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Bank of England to experiment with wholesale CBDC, synchronization

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Bank of England to Carry Out CBDC, Digital Ledger Experiments

In a new discussion paper, the U.K. central bank also said it wants to ensure stablecoins are interchangeable with the pound.

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Bank of England seeks feedback for wholesale CBDC trials

The Bank of England is planning wholesale CBDC (wCBDC) trials alongside RTGS synchronized payments as in Project Meridian

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Cboe Clear Europe tests CBDC for margin calls as part of ECB DLT trials

Cboe Clear Europe tested the use of a wholesale CBDC for margin calls as part of the Eurosystem wholesale DLT settlement trials

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