Bank of England sees CBDCs as a revolution for the future of money
The Bank of England estimates that 20% of retail and consumer deposits could potentially move toward CBDCs. In an event streamed live on Wednesday, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and deputy governor for financial stability Sir Jon Cunliffe answered questions from lawmakers from the Economic Affairs Committee. When asked about the growth of innovation surrounding digital currencies in the country, Sir Cunliffe gave the following comment: "It's quite difficult to predict how innovators will take money and actually use money going forward. But we are starting to see programmable money....
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