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  • Financial Regulation
02 Dec 2020
2 min to read

Central Bank Money: Liability, Asset, or Equity of the Nation?

Michael Kumhof | Jason Grant Allen | Will Bateman | Rosa María Lastra | Simon Gleeson | Saule Omarova

What exactly is central bank money? A Bank of England £10 note is a promise by the bank of England to pay £10—a promise which can only be discharged by the delivery of another £10 note. Is that a...

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  • Financial Regulation
06 Oct 2020
2 min to read

How Might Stablecoins or CBDCs Work in Practice?

Simon Gleeson

Payment media, from gold coins to stablecoins, exist to be used, and in practice their use requires payment systems. In our paper ‘Central Bank Digital Currencies And Stablecoins – How Might They...

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  • Financial Regulation
21 Aug 2019
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The Treatment of Cryptotokens at English Law: Back to the Future

Simon Gleeson

The UK Jurisdiction Task Force (UKJT) is one of the six taskforces of the LawTech Delivery Panel, formed with the aim of ensuring that English law and the jurisdiction of England and Wales together...

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