Odaily Planet Daily News The Bank of England (BoE) is recruiting academics for its newly established CBDC Academic Advisory Group. The Bank of England wishes to bring together experts in monetary policy, finance, competitive economics, industrial organisation, behavioral science, law, innovation theory, marketing and business to understand the practical challenges of designing, implementing and operating a CBDC.
The United Kingdom has not yet decided whether to introduce a CBDC, saying that the technical and policy requirements of the digital pound will be studied in the next 2-3 years. The CBDC academic group does not assume any decision-making responsibility and aims to promote interdisciplinary discussions on a series of topics related to retail CBDC. (The Block)