India is set to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies following the government’s Tuesday announcement that it was introducing a new financial regulation bill.
If a central bank digital currency (CBDC) was introduced in the UK, then 20% of deposits could leave the commercial banking system, say Bank of England (BoE) officials.
On Tuesday, the Bank of England and the Treasury said they would be holding a formal consultation next year on whether they should proceed with a possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would take several years to introduce.