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Members of East Africa Community Explore Potential Use of CBDC for Alternative Regional Payment System

9.6.2021
Six East African states are reportedly set to explore the possibility of using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as an alternative to their shared payment system. The six countries, which are all members of the East Africa Community (EAC) trading bloc, are hoping this alternative will create...

Hong Kong includes central bank digital currency in fintech strategy

8.6.2021
Research into central bank digital currencies will play a significant role in Hong Kong’s fintech development efforts

BoE tackles ‘difficult and pertinent’ questions about digital money

7.6.2021
The Bank of England has published a new discussion paper that tries to gauge the systemic implications of both private stablecoins and a central bank digital currency

Shanghai to Hand Out $3 Million in Digital Yuan Lottery

6.6.2021
As part of government efforts to get the digital yuan going, authorities in Shanghai will distribute $3 million worth of the central bank-issued currency among residents of Shanghai. The digital money will be dispersed through a lottery, a method that has already been implemented elsewhere...

Kalashnikov Eyes Digital Ruble Settlements as Russia Aims to Replace ‘Dirty Money’

5.6.2021
Kalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint Petersburg where the central bank of Russia reaffirmed its intention to replace “dirty”...

Ghana gearing for central bank digital currency pilot

4.6.2021
Ghana is striving to become the first African nation to float a central bank digital currency

ECB: Digital Euro to Boost Global Appeal of European Money, Fight ‘Artificial Currencies’

4.6.2021
The digitization of traditional currencies like the euro has the potential to increase their international appeal, the European Central Bank says in a new report. A failure to offer a digital currency would endanger financial stability, ECB warns. The regulator is concerned about the prospect...

The CBDC promised land: As some governments falter, others press on

3.6.2021
Regulatory hurdles and the economic impact of the pandemic have derailed some CBDC projects, but not all hope is lost

Beijing to Disperse $6 Million in Digital Yuan in a Red Envelope Lottery

3.6.2021
China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) continues to gain further ground as the Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau revealed 40 million worth of the country’s digital yuan ($6.3 million) will be distributed to Chinese citizens. Beijing and China’s...

ECB says digital euro may be needed to combat 'artificial currencies'

3.6.2021
The ECB’s annual euro report stressed that a digital euro may be needed to fight off the threat of “artificial currencies” from “foreign tech giants.”

China to hand out $6.2M in new digital yuan trial in Beijing

2.6.2021
Beijing residents should apply to participate in the lottery until midnight on June 7

Bitcoin's rising popularity will lead to more regulation, says Riksbank

1.6.2021
Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves says there's “good reason to believe” that more regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies is in the pipeline

Digital yuan conceived to counter Alipay-like platforms, says former PBoC executive

31.5.2021
Chinese "crypto dad" and ex PBoC director Yao Qian insists digital yuan is not a surveillance tool for the government

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...

Digital Yuan Architect: 'Imagine a CBDC on Ethereum or Diem'

31.5.2021
Source: Adobe/H_Ko One of the chief architects of the Chinese digital yuan has discussed a possibility that the central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could operate on networks such as Ethereum (ETH) or the yet-to-be-released Facebook-masterminded blockchain platform Diem (formerly Libra) as part...

Central Bank of Sweden Invites Financial Market Actors for Second Phase of E-krona Pilot

30.5.2021
Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, will carry out the next stage of its e-krona project with the help of two organizations from the financial sector. The move signals a transition from the initial in-house testing with simulated participants to cooperation with real, external partners....