Digital Pound Foundation 2nd Anniversary Event
Last week, David Birch was in London helping the Digital Pound Foundation celebrate their 2nd anniversary at the CMS London Office. The venue was packed and it was a fantastic success!
David Birch kicked the event off with his insightful perspectives on the future of money, from the challenges facing stablecoins to the evolving requirements of Central Bank Digital Currency models.
great keynote from David Birch full of his trademark wisdom – John Reynolds
Panel: UK government’s latest work on stablecoins, CBDCs and tokenisation

This was followed by a panel discussing the UK’s perspective on stablecoins, CBDCs, and tokenisation led by Andrew Whitworth of Ripple with a panel of expert participants: Elise Soucie of Global Digital Finance, Laura Navaratnam of Crypto Council for Innovation, and Claire Conby of OneStep-Financial.
Over the last two years, the Digital Pound Foundation has strived to support the wider understanding of new forms of digital money. Their determination to advance these discussions has led them to create:
🧑🤝🧑 A flourishing online community, boasting over 44,000 followers across LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
📧 A dedicated base of 5,700+ newsletter subscribers
🔗 4 active working groups, covering topics from policy and identity, to use cases and payments … with the promise of more on the horizon!
🎧 A voice that has spread far and wide across YouTube and all major podcast platforms with 13 episodes of the ‘Poundcast’
🌍 PLUS, a plethora of events, roundtable discussions, webinars, blogs and articles, media interviews, policy consultations, and meaningful partnerships that have been forged with some of the most prominent organisations across the industry.