Treasury
The Fintech Files: Youngsters want to run Britcoin, law firms beef up on crypto
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week
Under-30s flood applications for Treasury’s prized ‘Britcoin’ boss job
Key government digital currency role attracts mainly young men after criticism over low pay
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Bank of England: Digital pound ‘more likely than not’
Sir Jon Cunliffe says a UK digital pound now has a more than 50% chance of coming into existence
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The Fintech Files: Britcoin is ‘likely’, plus meet FN’s anti-crypto influencers
It's been another hectic week in crypto. The Fintech Files brings you up to speed.
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What the UK’s new crypto rules could mean for traditional finance
Custodians, exchanges, and lenders are all in the firing line as the Treasury looks to safeguard investors
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City must recruit 50% of bosses from working-class backgrounds, Treasury taskforce says
Individuals with a working-class backgrounds make up over half of all employees in financial services and yet only 36% have moved to senior levels
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Regulators eye curbs on big bank dominance in Treasury market
Fed and Treasury Department have been on alert about the stability of the $24tn market
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Charlotte Crosswell appointed chair of government-backed fintech body CFIT
CFIT was one of the main recommendations of Ron Kalifa’s landmark review into UK fintech in 2021
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UK still working on government-backed NFT, officials say
Then-chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the plan in April as part of an effort to make the UK a 'crypto hub'
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Bank of England plans to oversee stablecoin collapses after TerraUSD crash
Treasury plans fresh protections in the event of 'systemic' crypto failure
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‘Capital markets reform is a no-brainer’ says listings review chief
Austin tells Financial News that despite political uncertainty, there is a drive to push ahead with listings reforms
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The UK is ripping up the EU trading rulebook — five key takeaways from the Financial Services and Markets Bill
The bill affects everything from dark trading to crypto to regulators' powers
The UK’s first ever ‘anti-crypto’ conference is not just for haters — regulators want in too
‘We can’t have warp-speed bank runs. Regulators need to get their head around these things,’ says organiser Stephen Diehl
FCA snubs post-Brexit ‘poster child’ Darlington in blow to government
FCA backs regional strategy that saw Leeds get the nod over sharing space with the government
