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GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91| GENIUS Act: Signed Law ▲ Jul 18 2025| MiCA Status: Live ▲ Dec 2024| CLARITY Act: Senate Pending ▲ Jul 2025| Crypto Lobbying 2024: $202M PAC ▲ Fairshake| OECD CARF Countries: 75+ ▲ +12| CBDC Projects: 130+ Active ▲ Atlantic Council| FATF Travel Rule: 73% Compliant ▲ Jun 2025| Pro-Crypto Congress: 300+ Members ▲ +91|

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.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026

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.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 8 min read

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.

Donovan Vanderbilt · February 24, 2026 · 11 min read
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