The BBC article doesn't say much, and probably raises more questions than it answers. However, it is worth reading the government publication it links to, which

The BBC article doesn't say much, and probably raises more questions than it answers. However, it is worth reading the government publication it links to, which was published today. Link is https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/distributed-ledger-technology-blackett-review https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/distributed-ledge... , or more directly https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm... . This publication does answer some of the questions in these comments.