UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say

Crypto Trading Should be Regulated as Gambling: UK Lawmakers

A panel of cross-party British lawmakers has recommended trading of 'unbacked crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ether be regulated as gambling.

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ECB believes digital euro is necessary despite lukewarm response from banks, consumers

Policymakers are divided on whether a digital euro is necessary for the eurozone in a world where cashless payments already exist but supporters of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) project argue that Europe needs a payments system that is locally controlled, the Financial Times reported...

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Mastercards Europe head defends card fees amid UK regulatory probe

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Bank of England Adviser Says CBDC is Real Risk in a Financial Crisis. But Could Also Have Benefits

In normal times, the risk of disintermediation from introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may be overstated, according to Carolyn Wilkins, an external member of the Financial Policy Committee at theBank of England...

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Bank of England adviser says CBDC is real risk in a financial crisis. But could also have benefits

A Bank of England adviser has spoken about the potential for CBDC, including in a financial crisis when the "concern is real"

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BoE fintech head says crypto doesnt fulfill any of the functions of money

The Bank of Englands head of fintech recently claimed the digital pound would feature the highest standards for privacy; however, he also stated that anonymity was a policy problem for cryptocurrencies that shouldnt be allowed to continue.

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