The Bank of England, in coordination with HM Treasury, will likely press ahead with plans to introduce a ‘digital pound’ within the next 3-5 years.

I was at an event yesterday when someone compared authoritarianism with liberty. And this got me thinking about where crypto might stand in these opposing values, in the United Kingdom.

As important as Freedom of Speech is – and I am an absolutist – I would argue that in many ways it is Freedom of Transaction that underpins all of our other freedoms.

“Money remains the cornerstone of our society and yet the vast majority of young people have never been and will never be in a bank. Money is moving online.”

Gary Gensler could be the poster boy for the on-going theme of how people are losing faith in our “three letter institutions”. From the DOJ, to the CDC, to the MSM – we need our institutions to do better.