City minister Tulip Siddiq is pushing for the UK to begin issuing gilts on the blockchain, despite resistance from other areas of the government. ‘Digital gilts’ would be a government bond issued and traded using blockchain technology, and Siddiq has been fighting for the prospect to modernise the U...
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