The new wave of cryptocurrencies will be used more as a lifestyle choice than a serious threat to sterling in the future, according to one of the UK's leading experts on monetary theory.
When looking to the future of blockchain and digital currency, the LSE's Dr Tatiana Cutts says we should, "think things more like American express points, associated with a particular community online and query whether that actually empowers the user or not."
She was speaking to Harry de Quetteville as part of The Telegraph's new podcast - Technology Intelligence.
The series examines how technology will change our day-to-day lives; from the cash in your pocket, to how we build our careers and the ways we stay...