Central bank digital cash will complement cryptos: analysts

By Divya Chowdhury June 16 (Reuters) – Central bank digital currencies will complement cryptocurrencies rather than competing with them despite not being structurally different from their country’s fiat currencies, strategists and fund managers said. 

UPDATE 1-Go boldly to cut red tape after Brexit, UK lawmakers’ report urges

(Adds comments from prime minister) By Huw Jones LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) – Trialling a digital pound, encouraging driverless cars and building on COVID vaccine success by cutting red tape would boost Britain’s growth after Brexit, a report commissioned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson recommended on Tuesday. 

Go boldly to cut red tape after Brexit, UK lawmakers’ report urges

By Huw Jones LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) – Trialling a digital pound, encouraging driverless cars and building on COVID vaccine success by cutting red tape would boost Britain’s growth after Brexit, a report commissioned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson recommended on Tuesday. 

Soccer clubs embrace cryptocurrency, but fans are divided

By Tom Wilson and Anna Irrera LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) – A growing number of major soccer clubs are launching digital coins that allow fans to vote on a variety of minor decisions as the sport faces slumping revenues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.