Bank of England deputy governor says there is no rush to launch the digital pound, with focus on the development of stablecoins and tokenized deposits
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The Bank of England deputy governor said that the UK is in no rush to launch the digital pound, and that whether to proceed will depend on the effectiveness of other innovative payment solutions.
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【Bank of England: No rush to launch digital pound Britcoin】
Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the UK is currently in no rush to launch a central bank digital currency for the public, namely the digital pound Britcoin. Whether to proceed with the digital pound project depends on whether other innovative payment solutions, such as commercial stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits, can realize the benefits brought by tokenization. She also emphasized that she hopes UK businesses can develop successful pound sterling stablecoins, avoiding a situation in which UK residents and businesses can use innovative payment services only through USD stablecoins.
Key points
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Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the UK is currently in no rush to launch a central bank digital currency for the public.
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The original text refers to this central bank digital currency for the public as the digital pound Britcoin.
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Sarah Breeden said that whether to proceed with the digital pound project depends on whether other innovative payment solutions, such as commercial stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits, can realize the benefits brought by tokenization.
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Sarah Breeden hopes that UK businesses can develop successful pound sterling stablecoins.
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She said she hopes to avoid a situation in which UK residents and businesses can use innovative payment services only through USD stablecoins.
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The Bank of England is not currently rushing to bring the digital pound to the public. It will first observe whether solutions such as commercial stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits are already able to provide the benefits of tokenized payments. At the same time, the speaker hopes that UK businesses will develop pound sterling stablecoins, so that UK users will not have to choose only USD stablecoins when using innovative payment services.
Why it matters to readers
These remarks indicate that whether the digital pound will continue to move forward will be linked to the actual performance of solutions such as commercial stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits; the development of pound sterling stablecoins was also explicitly mentioned.
For beginners, this means that the launch of the digital pound has not yet been confirmed; do not interpret “no rush to launch” as meaning that the project has been canceled, and do not interpret the expectation for pound sterling stablecoins as meaning that a specific product has already been launched.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence comes from a Telegram channel's account, with no original Bank of England speech or official announcement attached.
The original text does not state whether the digital pound will ultimately be launched, nor does it provide a decision date or issuance schedule.
The original text does not explain how to determine whether commercial stablecoins or tokenized bank deposits have achieved the relevant benefits.
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The original text does not provide specific regulatory rules, issuers, or implementation plans for pound sterling stablecoins.
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