The Fintech Times: Tuesday October 06, 2026
BoE Digital Pound Lab Picks NOBO, D&B and Polygon Labs
The three-firm consortium enters Phase 2 to test stablecoin and digital pound settlement for SME cross-border trade finance.
Digital Pound
The Bank of England and the UK Treasury stepped up work on creating a digital currency to sit alongside physical banknotes and sought to allay concerns that the work could threaten the stability of banks. Officials at the two institutions said a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, which has been unofficially dubbed Britcoin, could […]
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The Fintech Times: Tuesday October 06, 2026
The three-firm consortium enters Phase 2 to test stablecoin and digital pound settlement for SME cross-border trade finance.
Digital Pound
CoinTelegraph: Tuesday September 15, 2026
Dollar stablecoins could deepen demand for Treasurys and extend the greenbacks reach as the UK builds its own framework for digital currencies.
Digital Dollar
Finextra: Monday August 17, 2026
Digital Pound
CoinTelegraph: Wednesday August 12, 2026
The Bank of Englands Digital Pound Lab is testing how stablecoins and a potential digital pound could work together in cross-border trade payments.
Digital Pound
CoinTelegraph: Wednesday July 08, 2026
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reportedly said Nigel Farages lobbying did not influence the central banks digital pound policy.
CBDC
CryptoSlate: Friday July 03, 2026
Farage complaint puts the UK digital pound debate under scrutiny as questions over donor influence and CBDC policy intensify.
CBDC Digital Pound