George Kerevan , a member of parliament for the Scottish National Party ( SNP ) , has suggested that a new digital currency called the ' ScotPound ' could be introduced by the Scottish currency , suggesting that the new currency and payment system would provide a wealth of new social and economic benefits to Scotland , while still operating alongside sterling . according to some economists , Scotland would provide a perfect testing ground for a new digital currency . This comes after a paper was published recently by the New Economics Foundation , which suggested that this potential new currency could be created and distributed as a dividend to each Scottish currency .
George Kerevan, a member of parliament for the Scottish National Party (SNP), has suggested that a new digital currency called the 'ScotPound' could be introduced by the Scottish Parliament, claiming that the new currency and payment system would provide a number of new social and economic benefits to Scotland, while still operating alongside sterling. According to some economists, Scotland would provide a perfect testing ground for a new digital currency. This comes after a report was published recently by the New Economics Foundation, which suggested that this potential new currency could be created and distributed as a dividend to each Scottish citizen.