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They announced a new job on LinkedIn: “Head of Central Bank Digital Currency.”
"The successful candidate will be responsible for leadership of HM Treasury’s work on a potential digital pound – a U.K. central bank digital currency (CBDC)," reads the post.
The Bank of England (BoE) had previously stated that the FTX collapse proved the need for a digital pound. 
Five more countries have abandoned CBDC
A growing number of countries seeking to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) are abandoning the idea after conducting pilot projects. Either the use cases did not work or were recognized as inadvisable, or the CBDC did not receive support from citizens and businesses in certain countries. 
Nigeria to legalize Bitcoin after an unsuccessful CBDC project
The Central Bank of Nigeria's initiative to launch the national digital currency, eNaira, proved to be a complete failure. The government decided to allow the usage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for investment purposes instead of banning them. 
“Pay Anywhere, Pay easily, Pay safely” ECB Unveils Digital Euro Motto
Addressing the National College of Ireland, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank Fabio Panetta extensively discussed the future of the digital euro, the European version of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).