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Carney Joins Yellen Going Crypto as Technology Moves Up Agenda

  • Bank of England governor set to give keynote speech in London
  • Cryptocurrencies moving up the agenda of global central banks

Mark Carney

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Mark Carney is going crypto.

Confined by a self-imposed ban on talking about Brexit, the Bank of England governor will use his high-profile annual address to London’s financial community on Thursday to talk about the technology behind crypto-currencies. Coming two weeks after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen addressed the topic, his choice underscores how central bankers are embracing an innovation that could turn finance on its head.