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UK steps up planning for digital pound currency backed by BOE

7 mins | Jan 19, 2023
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Traditional currency is here to stay, but could a digital version of the pound become commonplace? As more consumers shift to card payments, Lucy White explores how the Bank of England and the UK Treasury are working to create the UK's own "Britcoin."

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