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Bank of England and HM Treasury Launch Taskforce for UK CBDC
This is the first sign the Bank of England exploring the launch of a CBDC following the release of a discussion paper in March 2020.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:42 p.m. Published Apr 19, 2021, 9:29 a.m.
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The Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced the launch of a taskforce to explore a potential U.K. central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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- The U.K. central bank and government have not yet decided whether to launch a CBDC, so will use the taskforce to explore the practicalities of doing so, according to an announcement Monday.
- The Bank of England stated that a CBDC would not replace cash and bank deposits but exist alongside them.
- As part of the task force, two forums will be established, one focusing on engaging senior stakeholders and the other to gather input from the technology sector.
- Thus far, the Bank of England’s work on a CBDC has been limited to a discussion paper published in March 2020, so this is the first sign of any practical exploration taking place.
- The Treasury also announced it would explore how blockchain can improve financial market infrastructure in a new sandbox (a testing environment used to explore the application of certain technology in a safe and secure way). This will be delivered alongside the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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