The Bank of England (BoE) has published a speech by Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, at the Point Zero Forum. The subject of the speech was the digitalisation of money and assets, and in particular the...more
Following feedback to their July discussion paper, the U.K. regulators—the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority—have launched a joint consultation proposing rules and regulatory...more
HM Treasury has opened a consultation on managing the failure of systemic digital settlement asset firms, including stablecoin firms. In April 2022, the U.K. government confirmed that it will bring the issuing of or the...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: El Salvador: Bitcoin becomes legal tender European Union: European Commission proposes Path to the Digital Decade to deliver EU's digital transformation by 2030...more