{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63c02e8e65ae3d0011e305db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is British “digital pound” death of cash?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Could the humble quid in your pocket go digital in the future?</p><p>The British government’s Treasury is investigating minting a new virtual version of our national currency.</p><p>The Leader podcast’s joined by Brett Scott, a former City broker and author of Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets.</p><p>We discuss:</p><p>- Bank-issued digital currency&nbsp;</p><p>- Privately-issued crypto “stablecoins” backed by fiat money</p><p>- Implications for your bank balance and privacy</p><p>- The future of physical cash</p><p>- Does the chequebook have a place in the 21st Century.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}