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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 54, December 31, 2017, Article 31

BITCOIN AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND'S CRYPTOCURRENCY

As New York's experience shows, you don't need a fancy electronic currency to go cashless. But cryptocurrencies are having their day in the sun, and will likely play a big part in the financial world of the future. -Editor

What’s The Point Of Bitcoin?
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Arthur Shippee forwarded this half hour BBC World Service program on the past, present, and future of Bitcoin and its technologies. Thanks. Sounds like a great overview. -Editor

To listen to the complete program, see:
What’s The Point Of Bitcoin? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csvsyh)

The Bank of England's Cryptocurrency

Meanwhile, here's an article from The Telegraph about the Bank of England's plans to offer its own cryptocurrency. -Editor

Bank of England Bitcoin The Bank of England could green light its own Bitcoin-style digital currency as early as 2018, The Telegraph can disclose.

A research unit set up by the Bank is investigating the possible introduction of a crypto-currency linked to sterling.

If approved, a virtual currency issued by the bank would pave the way for a revolutionary shake up of high street banking.

A Bank of England-issued digital currency would potentially allow British citizens to keep their money - in digital form - with the central bank itself, dispensing with the need for a retail bank. Big-ticket transactions, such as buying a house, could happen in nanoseconds.

To read the complete article, see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/30/bank-england-plots-bitcoin-style-digital-currency/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/30/bank-england-plots-bitcoin-style-digital-currency/)

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