“While I believe in the power of new technology, we also need to manage its impact on our economy and society,” said Rishi Sunak.
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Bank of England Boss Pledges ‘Tough Love’ in Cryptocurrency Regulation
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says there will be an element of “tough love” in regulating cryptocurrency. “What we cannot have is a world
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Stablecoins not that radical, says Bank of England official
The Bank of England’s executive director of the Financial Market Infrastructure Directorate says that stablecoins are hardly “launching us off into some brave new world.”
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BoE tackles ‘difficult and pertinent’ questions about digital money
The Bank of England has published a new discussion paper that tries to gauge the systemic implications of both private stablecoins and a central bank
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Bank of England Governor Bailey Says Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Dangerous’
Known for his reluctant stance on decentralized money, the Governor of Bank of England (BOA), Andrew Bailey, has recently taken his anti-crypto rhetoric up a
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UK will likely need to issue a digital currency, says BoE deputy governor
The Bank of England’s deputy governor has argued that, with the possible rise of non-bank actors issuing currency, public money in digital form could serve
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