BOE Chief Economist Suggests State-Issued Bitcoin for UK. Newsbtc Bitcoin news. The Bank of England (BOE) or the central bank of the United Kingdom decided to keep monetary policy unchanged in their rate statement this month, maintaining the current level of interest rates and asset purchases. However, in a recent testimony, BOE Chief Economist Andy Haldane suggested that the U.K. could adopt a state-issued digital currency like bitcoin in order to lessen dependence on […]