There is a possibility of significant differences emerging between the UK and the EU regarding Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
Last week, a prank call with the European Central Bank’s Christine Lagarde revealed that the upcoming CBDC will have controls on how it is spent. This departs from what the UK has said about its own digital pound. Recent words from the European Central Bank (ECB) suggest the digital euro might not be as unrestrained as its digital pound counterpart....