UK government drops plans for NFT made by Royal Mint

Labour criticises Rishi Sunak ‘vanity project’ announced weeks before collapse in value of cryptocurrenciesThe UK government has dropped its plans to produce a non-fungible token for sale through the Royal Mint, just under a year after it first announced the project.In response to a question from the Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, the Treasury’s economic secretary, Andrew Griffith, confirmed the abandonment, saying: “In consultation with HM Treasury, the Royal Mint is