The crypto-asset industry

Treasury Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Jul 2022 Closed: 11 Mar 2024 Parliament page
In this inquiry, the Treasury Committee will examine the potential risks and opportunities associated with the use of crypto-assets, their impact on social inclusivity and the possible need for regulatory change in the future. Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry
12 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
2 Reports
6 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 14 events
31 Jan
2024
Report published
25 Jan
2024
Correspondence
2 Dec
2023
Report published
20 Jul
2023
Report published
1 Jun
2023
Correspondence
17 May
2023
Report published
25 Apr
2023
Correspondence
25 Apr
2023
Correspondence
28 Feb
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
26 Jan
2023
Correspondence
10 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
7 Dec
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
13 Recommendation Deferred
First Report - The digital pound: …
Publish detailed criteria for assessing the future launch decision of a digital pound.
To help ensure a rigorous and balanced approach is taken towards assessing the case for launching a digital pound in future, we recommend that the Government and Bank of England set out in more detail, as soon as possible, the … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to a rigorous assessment approach but states the specific criteria and wider assessment framework for launching a digital pound are still being developed as part of the design phase, promising to report on progress and engage stakeholders.
HM Treasury
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 12 classified
Accepted 8
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 1
Rejected 3
Total 12 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 6 letters
25 Jan 2024 Correspondence from HM Treasury and the Bank of England, in response to the Committee’s First Report of the Session 'The Digital Pound: Still a Solution in Search of a Problem?', dated 25 January 2024
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1 Jun 2023 Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding Commitment on Central Bank Digital Currency, dated 23 May 2023
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25 Apr 2023 Correspondence from the Bank of England, relating to the session on ‘The crypto-asset industry’ on 28 February, dated 13 April
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25 Apr 2023 Correspondence from the Chair to the Bank of England, relating to the session on ‘The crypto-asset industry’ on 28 February, dated 20 March
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26 Jan 2023 Correspondence from the FCA relating to the session on ‘The crypto-asset industry’ on 7 December 2022
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16 Nov 2022 Correspondence from Binance, relating to the session on ‘The crypto-asset industry’ on Monday 14 November, dated 15 November
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