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Digital Euro Use Won’t Push Out Swedish Krona: Central Bank
14.5.2024
Adopting a potential digital euro won't reach a critical point that hastens the Swedish krona’s displacement, Sweden’s central bank said.
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Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market
14.5.2024
Philippines' central bank has given its approval to digital currency exchange Coins.ph to pilot a Philippine Peso backed stablecoin called PHPC, the company said last week
Report Reveals Chinese Workers Converting Earned CBDC To Cash
13.5.2024
Workers in China are not very enthusiastic about the digital money issued by the nation's central bank (CBDC). According to a research published on May 13, several employees who receive their pay in digital yuan (e-CNY) quickly turned the asset into fiat money.
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Philippines Central Bank Approves Trials for National Stablecoin Tied to Local Peso
13.5.2024
The Philippines central bank has given the green light for controlled trials of a national stablecoin that will be pegged 1:1 to the local peso.
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Despite $250 Billion Worth of Transactions, Digital Yuan Users Prefer Physical Cash
13.5.2024
Some participants of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot program, specifically state workers paid in digital yuan (e-CNY), are quickly converting their digital currency to physical cash due to concerns over its utility and lack of incentives like interest on savings. Despite...
Philippines begins Peso-backed stablecoin sandbox testing
13.5.2024
The test aims to evaluate PHPC's real-world performance, its impact on the local fiat ecosystem, and its potential uses including payments, trading, and DeFi applications
Philippine Central Bank Approves Peso-Pegged Stablecoin for Faster Remittances
13.5.2024
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, has approved PHPC, a stablecoin pegged to the Philippine peso, aimed at facilitating cost-effective remittances. Crypto exchange Coins.ph, the stablecoin issuer, plans to attract 20,000 to 30,000 users in the first month....
Nigerian Experts Say Past Central Bank Policies Drove Users to P2P Crypto Platforms
12.5.2024
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s cryptocurrency sector argue that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s previous decision to exclude cryptocurrency entities from the banking ecosystem has fueled the growth of peer-to-peer crypto trading. Nigerian authorities are reportedly seeking to ban peer-to-peer crypto...
Rwanda’s CBDC Taking Shape? Central Bank Explores Tokenized Retail CBDC
9.5.2024
The National Bank of Rwanda is assessing possible opportunities for a CBDC, adopting latest innovative technologies.
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Rwandan Research Paper Recommends CBDC With ‘Partial Pseudo-Anonymity’
9.5.2024
A recent research paper from the National Bank of Rwanda recommends a two-tier, universal, zero-interest central bank digital currency (CBDC) with partial pseudo-anonymity. Although the research paper identifies 15 opportunities for CBDC, only four are said to offer “high potential benefits...
Rwandan central bank proceeds with ambitious retail CBDC project
8.5.2024
The African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy
CBDCs, stablecoins must ensure libertarian values — former CFTC chair
8.5.2024
J. Christian Giancarlo has stressed the importance of upholding values of liberty, privacy and economic freedom in a keynote address in London
Nigerian stakeholders demand Binance reveal identity of bribe agent
8.5.2024
SIBAN’s executive secretary, Rume Ophi, stressed that Binance should reveal names to substantiate the claim and allow authorities to address wrongdoing
Cryptocurrency Imports in Brazil Break Records and Begin to Affect Trade Balances
8.5.2024
Purchases from foreign cryptocurrency exchanges, considered imports, have broken records in Brazil, putting some weight into the nation’s trade balance. During the last 12 months, cryptocurrency purchases reached $14.84 billion, after reaching $12.3 billion last year. Likewise, crypto imports...
India Working on Offline Transferability of Digital Rupee, Says Central Bank Governor
8.5.2024
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is in the process of making its central bank digital currency (CBDC) available without relying on internet access. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has emphasized the importance of ensuring the digital rupee’s ease of use. RBI Governor...
Hong Kong central bank forms community to explore assets tokenization
7.5.2024
Regulators like HKMA and SFC united with local private sector firms like HSBC and HashKey to support the market of tokenization in Hong Kong
India’s Central Bank Working To Boost Retail CBDC Volume Through Offline Capability
7.5.2024
The Reserve Bank of India is reportedly working to expand the use of its Central Bank Digital Currency by actively developing an offline transfer capability.
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Central banks must revise business model, embrace CBDCs — ECB member
6.5.2024
Bundesbank’s president Joachim Nagel urged central banks to revamp their business models and adopt digital currencies during the BIS Innovation Summit
Analysts: Gold Rush In China Is Propping Prices Up
6.5.2024
The interest and high demand for gold products in China is one of the factors that is propping the price of the precious metal up in international markets. Several analysts believe that the loss of confidence in traditional investment options in China, and the geopolitical factors and U.S....
Nigerian fintechs crack down on crypto, users face account blocks
3.5.2024
The CBN's attitude to crypto has been inconsistent in recent years and the crackdown contradicts a decision taken in 2021 to facilitate crypto account opening