Deposits: Cryptocurrencies

(asked on 18th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to introduce deposit guarantee protections for consumers holding digital currencies.


Answered by
Steve Barclay Portrait
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This question was answered on 21st December 2017

The Government has no current plans to introduce deposit guarantee protections for consumers holding digital currencies, but keeps all policy under review.

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