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Live Blog: UK Parliament Holds Hearing on Blockchain

A UK House of Lords committee is holding a hearing on blockchain this afternoon.

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The Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the UK Parliament, is holding a meeting today to hear from witnesses on the subject of blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

Today's program

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starts at 14:05 UTC, beginning with an appearance by Ben Broadbent, deputy governor for monetary policy for the Bank of England, the UK's central bank.

At 14:45 UTC, the committee will hear from Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research associate director Dr Catherine Mulligan; Gresham College professor of commerce Michael Mainelli; and PwC transformation and assurance director Lord Spens.

Finally, at 15:30 UTC, the committee will hear from Digital Asset Holdings CEO Blythe Masters, and 11:FS co-founder and director of blockchain Simon Taylor.

CoinDesk is liveblogging today's event, so stay tuned for updates as they develop.

Stan Higgins

A member of CoinDesk's full-time Editorial Staff since 2014, Stan has long been at the forefront of covering emerging developments in blockchain technology. Stan has previously contributed to financial websites, and is an avid reader of poetry.

Stan currently owns a small amount (<$500) worth of BTC, ENG and XTZ (See: Editorial Policy).

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