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Bank of England Official Balks at Shielding Banks Against Digital Currencies: Report
Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe says protecting bank business models is not BoE's responsibility.
By Danny Nelson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:30 a.m. Published Nov 13, 2020, 2:38 p.m.
Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said it was not his central bank's responsibility to protect banks from whatever impacts digital currency projects may bring.
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- “Our job is not to protect bank business models,” Cunliffe said, according to Reuters.
- Politicians must fast-track their analysis of central bank digital currencies to stay ahead of the private sector, he said.
- The Bank of England is one of the many central banks currently studying digital currencies.
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