The Bank of England is worried that a rise in financiers’ lending to data center lending may cause an AI bubble reminiscent of the dot-com crash in the early 2000s.
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The Bank of England is launching a consultation on new stablecoin rules that mirror the US approach to fiat-pegged crypto assets.
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Industry groups criticized the proposed stablecoin limits, arguing that they would stifle innovation and signal to the industry that the UK isn’t crypto-friendly.
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The Bank of England may relax proposed caps on corporate stablecoin holdings after industry backlash, as the UK races to stay competitive in the $314 billion market.
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said stablecoins could thrive in a system that separates money from credit, reducing the UK’s reliance on commercial banks.
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UK crypto and payments groups urged the Bank of England to drop plans to cap individual stablecoin holdings, claiming the move would be costly and hard to enforce.
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The UK central bank is considering abandoning its digital pound plans as its Governor Andrew Bailey favors private payment innovations over a state-backed CBDC.
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey joins a growing list of European officials concerned with the rise of stablecoins.
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Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, once said recreating a virtual global gold standard like Bitcoin “would be a criminal act of monetary amnesia.”
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The New York regulator’s Transatlantic Regulatory Exchange program would allow the NYDFS to exchange senior staff experienced in digital assets with those at the Bank of England.
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The UK’s central bank wants to monitor the stability of crypto and set future policy; it has asked local firms to disclose their current and future crypto plans.
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This marks the bank’s first interest rate cut in over four years, with the last rate cut occurring in March 2020.
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The proof-of-concept showed that real-time monitoring of stablecoin reserves could be achieved with cooperation among regulators, technologists and issuers.
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The Law Commission’s final report advocates for legal reforms to better protect the unique features of digital assets.
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The BOE is considering applying DLT to its existing settlement system and introducing a wCBDC.
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