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CBDC Interest Climbs Steadily Over Five Years, Google Trends Data Shows

15.6.2024
Google Trends data reveals a consistent increase in search interest for “CBDC,” which stands for central bank digital currency, over the past five years. The term has maintained a score above 20 since August 2022, on a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 signifies peak interest. CBDCs...

Jamaica is ‘Determined’ to Bring CBDC to Address Cash Problems: BOJ Governor

28.2.2024
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) governor Richard Byles said that BOJ is determined to find solutions for the slow roll-out of their CBDC. The post Jamaica is ‘Determined’ to Bring CBDC to Address Cash Problems: BOJ Governor appeared first on Cryptonews

Transport Operators in Jamaica Interested in Adopting CBDC Payments

30.8.2023
Transport operators in Jamaica have expressed interest in using the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC) for payments. Aldo Antonio, co-founder and acting executive chairman of the National Transporters Alliance Group (NTAG), has been actively promoting the adoption of Jam-Dex within...

Jamaican taxi drivers bullish on accepting Jam-Dex CBDC

30.8.2023
Jam-Dex would be significantly transformative for the public transportation sector and needs to be embraced, believes Aldo Antonio, co-founder and acting executive chairman of the National Transporters Alliance Group

Bank of Jamaica Governor: Cryptocurrency ‘Not Sufficiently Stable to Be a Good Means of Payment’

19.6.2022
The governor of the Jamaican central bank has warned people using or who have plans to use cryptocurrencies to be mindful of the associated risks. The governor added that cryptocurrencies’ unpredictability means they cannot function as a medium of exchange. Not Stable Enough to Be Good Means...

Jamaica’s central bank digital currency and the problems it hopes to solve

25.3.2022
Jamaica’s new central bank digital currency, slated for launch early this year, aims to help address economic issues on the island nation

Jamaican central bank to airdrop Jam-Dex CBDC to early adopters

11.3.2022
“Jamaica Digital Exchange” — Jamaica’s soon-to-be-released CBDC — will see citizens with crypto wallets receive a $16 deposit to help spread awareness and usage

Crypto Twitter is not happy with the name and logo of Jamaican CBDC

22.2.2022
The Jam-Dex is named after the Jamaican Digital Exchange following a competition. Its slogan is "no cash, no problem."

‘Bank of Jamaica Will Roll Out Digital Jamaican Dollar in 2022,’ Says Prime Minister

14.2.2022
According to an announcement from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness the Bank of Jamaica plans to “roll out” its central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the country’s successful pilot last year. Jamaica’s CBDC Is Due to Launch This Year Jamaica, the island...

70% of Jamaica population to adopt CBDC in 5 years, prime minister says

17.1.2022
The Caribbean country expects a nationwide CBDC rollout by the end of the first quarter of 2022

Jamaican Central Bank Says It Has ‘Successfully Completed CBDC Pilot’

4.1.2022
The Jamaican central bank successfully completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency, a statement from the bank has said. The statement however reveals that only one payment service provider participated in the pilot. Only One Payment Provider Participated in the Pilot The Bank...

Bank of Jamaica completes first CBDC pilot

3.1.2022
The Bank of Jamaica initially partnered with the Irish cryptography firm eCurrency Mint for its CBDC project in March 2021

Bank of Jamaica mints the first batch of national digital currency

10.8.2021
The Bank of Jamaica plans to issue a total of $1.5 million of CBDC to institutions and authorized payment service providers as part of a pilot ending this December

Bank of Jamaica to begin digital currency pilot in August

7.7.2021
The Bank of Jamaica is getting ready to begin testing its planned central bank digital currency in collaboration with financial institutions in the country

UK Bitcoin wallet provider Caricoin to create NFT platform for reggae artists

17.5.2021
Reggae and dancehall musicians in the Caribbean may soon have a non-fungible token platform to help gain greater control of their creative work

Jamaica's central bank taps Irish tech outfit for CBDC project

26.3.2021
The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May

Jamaica Plans to Pilot a Central Bank Crypto, CBDC to Work Alongside Notes and Coinage

26.3.2021
While a number of countries are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), on Tuesday, the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) announced it will soon be piloting a CBDC project. The BoJ is working with a firm called Ecurrency Mint Incorporated and plans to pilot the cryptocurrency in May. Jamaican CBDC...