{"id":64032,"date":"2023-11-09T05:41:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=64032"},"modified":"2023-11-09T05:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:41:22","slug":"uk-treasury-official-says-crypto-ai-are-key-for-londons-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/uk-treasury-official-says-crypto-ai-are-key-for-londons-future\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Treasury Official Says Crypto, AI Are Key for London\u2019s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith believes crypto and artificial intelligence (AI) are important for London\u2019s portfolio. He considers <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/london-stock-exchange-looks-to-hire-digital-assets-director.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">London<\/a> as an \u2018honest broker\u2019 when it comes to regulating crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Financial-Secretary-to-the-Treasury-Andrew-Griffith.webp\" alt=\"UK Treasury Official Says Crypto, AI Are Key for London\u2019s Future\" class=\"wp-image-64035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Financial-Secretary-to-the-Treasury-Andrew-Griffith.webp 679w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Financial-Secretary-to-the-Treasury-Andrew-Griffith-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Financial-Secretary-to-the-Treasury-Andrew-Griffith-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>London is aiming to become a hub for crypto and artificial intelligence (AI), according to UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that these technologies are increasingly important for London\u2019s portfolio and build on its strengths in tech and payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-11-09\/podcast-city-minister-says-crypto-increasingly-important-to-london-s-portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg\u2019s business podcast <span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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