Digital Pound
CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)
A digital form of central bank money issued to the public or financial institutions, distinct from physical cash and existing digital reserves, currently in various stages of research and deployment globally.
The Digital Pound: UK's CBDC Journey and Why No Decision Has Been Made
The Bank of England and HM Treasury have been consulting on a digital pound since 2021. Unlike the EU's digital euro, the UK has not yet decided to build one — and the political economy of that hesitation is instructive.
United Kingdom: Post-Brexit Principles-Based Crypto Regulation
The UK's digital asset policy — Financial Services and Markets Act, FCA crypto rules, stablecoin regime, Law Commission reforms, and the UK's opportunity to diverge from MiCA.