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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicholas Lester

Digital pound has ‘risks but no obvious benefits’, says ex-Bank of England chief

PA Wire

Creating a digital pound has “risks but no obvious benefits”, a former Bank of England governor has warned.

Noting the Government’s ambition for the UK to be at the forefront of financial innovation, Lord King of Lothbury stressed the need to be selective and “not driven by a misplaced enthusiasm for all things crypto”.

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