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Bahamas to Mandate Banks to Distribute Central Bank Digital Currency

3.7.2024
The Bahamas, the first country to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) called the Sand Dollar, is preparing regulations to mandate commercial banks to provide access to the e-money to boost adoption. Central Bank Governor John Rolle indicated that these regulations would be implemented...

Bahamas wants to force banks to support its ‘Sand dollar’ CBDC

2.7.2024
The Bahamas was one of the first countries in the world to launch a central bank digital currency — the “Sand Dollar” in 2020 — and is now looking for ways to boost its adoption

Sand Dollar Digital Currency Struggle for Relevance After FTX Disaster

15.1.2023
The Sand Dollar, a digital version of the Bahamian dollar, is in a tight spot within the island nation following the unprecedented collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. FTX, once the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world with a valuation of $32 billion at its peak, was based in...

Sand Dollar CBDC Could ‘Foster Financial Inclusion’ in the Bahamas - IMF

10.5.2022
The Sand Dollar, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) developed by the Bahamas, has the potential to “foster financial inclusion and payment system resilience” in the Caribbean nation, a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.... Read More: Sand Dollar CBDC Could...

IMF recommends the Bahamas ‘accelerate its education campaigns’ on CBDC

9.5.2022
In addition to recommending the financial education of the public in the Bahamas, the IMF hinted at the importance of a “robust supervisory and regulatory framework” for digital assets

The Bahamas' ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF says

9.5.2022
The CBDC only represents 0.1% of currency in the Caribbean nation, said the International Monetary Fund - which has often proved skeptical about the benefits of bitcoin

The Bahamian government hopes to allow residents to pay taxes with digital assets in 2022

21.4.2022
“We have a vision to transform The Bahamas into the leading digital assets hub in the Caribbean,” said Philip Davis, prime minister of the Bahamas

Central Bank of Brazil Issues Guidelines for Its CBDC

31.5.2021
The Central Bank Of Brazil, the highest monetary authority of the country, has released a note listing the general guidelines for the design of a hypothetical central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the country. While there are still no concrete steps taken in this direction, at least the document...

Bahamas central bank prepares national Sand Dollar push this summer

5.5.2021
The Bahamas is beginning a push for national digital currency adoption this summer, the central bank's governor John Rolle said

Bahamas' Sand Dollar nears commercial rollout as interoperability completed

29.3.2021
Following cybersecurity assessments, commercial institutions are being cleared to issue the world's first CBDC — the Bahamas' Sand Dollar

The Bahamas gets a card for its sand dollar national digital currency

17.2.2021
The Central Bank of The Bahamas partnered with Mastercard and digital payment startup Island Pay to launch a card for its central bank digital currency

Bahamas strikes first with Sand Dollar amid US–China CBDC faceoff

26.10.2020
Fed Chairman Powell sees no urgency to develop a CBDC, but eventually, the world’s top central bank must act, say experts

[aktualita] Bahamská centrální banka spustila vlastní digitální měnu Sand Dollar

21.10.2020
Centrální banka na Bahamách (The Central Bank of the Bahamas, CBOB) dnes prostřednictvím Twitteru oznámila oficiální spuštění před rokem poprvé avizované digitální měny Sand Dollar. Sand Dollar představuje oficiální celostátní digitální měnu vydávanou bahamskou centrální bankou a spadá tak...