The Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, is advertising job openings for a team dedicated to the exploration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
The news comes a week after the Bank of England, together with HM Treasury, announced the creation of a joint task force to assess the possibility of launching a digital pound – a type of CBDC which has already been dubbed the “Britcoin” by commentators.
Earlier this week, the U.K. central bank posted job ads for four analyst roles, two architect roles and one senior management position – all related to CBDCs.
Fintech-focused employees at the central bank have highlighted the team job postings on LinkedIn in the past day. A request for comment was not returned by press time. 
A description of what the managerial entails states that the BoE is “actively exploring whether it should develop and issue a CBDC,” but adds that no decision had yet been made on whether a CBDC is needed in the U.K.
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