The British government is taking another step toward launching an official digital currency. British officials said this week they plan to gather public comments on whether the country should establish a digital version of the pound. The decision comes nearly two years after Britain’s Treasury and the central bank, the Bank of England, confirmed they were considering the launch of a digital currency. If created, a digital pound would be issued by Britain’s central bank, not by private companies. The Bank of England would set the digital currency’s value. Digital currencies are also known as cryptocurrencies.