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“Following a public consultation, the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) is promising to make digital identities as secure as official documents such as passports and driving licences.

The new digital ID will allow people to prove who they are for everything from moving home or starting a new job to showing they're over 18 to buy a drink. It will be available via a phone app or website and can be used in-person or online.

The first step is the creation of an interim governing body for digital identities to be known as the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (ODIA). The ODIA will certify a number of digital identity organisations with a trustmark, saying this will ensure that they adhere to the highest standards of security and privacy.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2022/03/14/uk-announces-initial-steps-for-national-digital-identities/

“ According to a global study of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) conducted by PwC, Nigeria leads the world here with its e-Naira, launched in October last year. It’s followed by the likes of the Bahamas, China and Jamaica, all countries with live or near-live digital currencies on offer. (Incidentally, the number one country in Europe for CBDC is Ukraine.)

In the US, five Democrats have just proposed a bill - the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act.

In the UK HM Treasury is dipping its fiscal toe in the water with the announcement of the introduction of stablecoins as a recognised form of payment. This is all part of a grand plan, says Rishi Sunak, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make Brexit Britain a “global crypto-asset hub.”

The UK’s stablecoin will be regulated by the government.

https://diginomica.com/digital-dollar-digital-pound-where-us-and-uk-thinking-digital-currencies-sits-world

Welcome to the new ‘Keep It Cash’ Channel. We will be visiting various high streets on Fridays to run ‘Keep It Cash’ street stalls to promote awareness of the need to use cash and support businesses that use cash. (See and join sister group to chat and talk further on this : https://t.me/Keepitcashfridays

This channel is to share articles relating to the digital economy they’re planning and how we can make this harder and encourage you and support you to take up street stalls and actions to save and use cash in your high street.