Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England for stability, has said that it “looks probable” that the United Kingdom’s central bank will end up issuing a digital currency if public money is to survive the onslaught of private alternatives.

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A new chairman means a fresh look at old conversations, according to Peirce, including dialogue surrounding a bitcoin ETF.

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Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht.Vijak Sethaput, senior...