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The digital pound: A critical analysis of its evolution and future

Conversations around a digital pound are growing louder as the weeks roll by. With use cases popping up around the globe, is it time Britain followed suit? In a similar fashion to the way coins largely made way for banknotes, digital currency is the next natural progression in the evolution of money, whether consumers like the idea of it or not.

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Regulation spotlight: Future of UK stablecoin regulation

On 30 October 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) issued its long-awaited policy document on the regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins in the UK. Framed as “Phase 1” of the UK’s approach to cryptoasset regulation, HMT’s paper was quickly followed by discussion papers from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (BOE) on the future regulatory approach to such stablecoins.

Although there are a number of steps to go before the stablecoin regime comes into effect (with implementation anticipated in 2025), the 2023 papers give helpful insights into the direction of the new regime.

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Sovereign Rollups: Why Do You Need It?

Going back in time, during the Ethereum period, when we first embraced the smart-contract blockchains, all the operations that go into mining and validating a transaction, like data availability, consensus, execution

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CBDC: Threat or opportunity?

With myths on digital currencies being a threat to financial freedom dominating social media, Dominika Duziak, of OneStep Financial, explains why government must address this narrative and discuss its advantages.

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Wintermute and BCB Group Announce Partnership as Wintermute Joins BCB Group’s BLINC Network

Wintermute, one of the largest players in the global digital asset markets, has today announced a partnership with BCB Group, Europe’s leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy. Wintermute has also integrated with BLINC, BCB’s global payments network, and one of the first real-time payment networks of its kind to allow free, real-time transactions across fiat and digital currencies, enabling participants to settle instantly in any of the currencies supported, with no limits.

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Wintermute and BCB Group Announce Partnership as Wintermute Joins BCB Group’s BLINC Network

Wintermute, one of the largest players in the global digital asset markets, has today announced a partnership with BCB Group, Europe’s leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy. Wintermute has also integrated with BLINC, BCB’s global payments network, and one of the first real-time payment networks of its kind to allow free, real-time transactions across fiat and digital currencies, enabling participants to settle instantly in any of the currencies supported, with no limits.

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Monneo enlists Coinbase to allow invoices to be paid in crypto 

Monneo, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a virtual IBAN and corporate account provider, has enlisted cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, in a move that will enable payment of invoices in a range of cryptocurrencies. The new service will be available for B2B invoice settlement and is supported by two of Monneo’s partner banks.

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TAKING BITCOIN TO THE BANK: FDIC SEEKS COMMENTS ON BANK SERVICES FOR DIGITAL ASSETS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a “Request for Information and Comment on Digital Assets” (RFI) to learn more about the “novel and unique considerations related to digital assets….[g]iven that banks are increasingly exploring the emerging digital asset ecosystem.” A key theme of the RFI is the development of a framework to promote “responsible innovation.”

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