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Kazakhstan Is Preparing the Launch of a CBDC Pilot With Private Financial Companies

8.5.2021
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are steadily becoming a serious discussion among governments globally, with Kazakhstan as the latest country unveiling its plans. The National Bank of Kazakhstan is making preparations to launch a CBDC pilot program soon. The National Bank Released a Public...

Poland Should Introduce CBDC To Protect Its Economy - Stock Exchange CEO

7.5.2021
Poland's central bank will need to issue its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital zloty, to prevent other countries from imposing their own digital currencies on the Polish economy, Marek Dietl, CEO of the state-controlled Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), said during a recent panel...

Electronic Transactions Association Proposes 7 Guiding Principles for a Digital Dollar

7.5.2021
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) has put forward a set of guiding principles to be considered in the creation of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), also referred to as digital dollar. The organization, which unites hundreds of companies in the payments industry, confirms...

Fintechs Invited to Work on Georgia’s Central Bank Digital Currency

7.5.2021
National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has issued a call for companies in the fintech sector, financial institutions and technology firms to support its efforts to create a digital currency. Georgia’s central bank wants to employ new technologies to raise the efficiency of the country’s payment...

Kazakhstan opens public consultation for central bank digital currency

6.5.2021
The potential national digital currency in Kazakhstan is not intended to replace either cash or cashless payments, the central bank stressed

Georgia's central bank is exploring 'Digital Gel' CBDC

5.5.2021
The Republic of Georgia's central bank has invited fintech firms and others to participate in the CBDC project

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

Digital Yuan Launch Draws Near: JD.com Employees Paid in e-CNY, Tencent, Ant, Mastercard Engage With PBoC

4.5.2021
China, the world’s most populous country, has jumped leaps and bounds in comparison to a great number of other countries when it comes to the creation of a central bank digital currency. As each day passes, China’s digital yuan is seemingly getting closer to large-scale adoption,...

ECB Deepens Analysis of Digital Euro, Decision Expected by Mid-Year, VP Confirms

4.5.2021
Faced with challenges on many fronts, the European Central Bank is now deepening the analysis of how to digitalize its currency. A decision on whether to issue a digital euro, which has the potential to become a major CBDC, is expected around mid-2021, a high-ranking official of the central bank...

Binance CEO warns of CBDC drawbacks as digital dollar pilots proceed in US

4.5.2021
CBDCs will never offer the same freedom of use as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, according to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Accenture and Digital Dollar Foundation to trial United States CBDC this year

4.5.2021
Five pilot programs will gather data on a digital dollar in the United States over the next 12 months

Rolling up the sleeves: China’s tech giants drive digital yuan adoption

1.5.2021
CBDC tests are proceeding toward deployment, as Chinese internet, fintech and e-commerce giants are leading the digital yuan vanguard

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Dogecoin and Gamestop Hype Highlights ‘Froth in Equity Markets’

30.4.2021
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, discussed a number of topics this week such as inflation and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) following the multi-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. The central bank’s lead executive was asked about feverish stocks like Gamestop...

England’s central bank moves ahead with CBDC with 7 job postings

30.4.2021
The Bank of England's CBDC-related job listings range from solution architect to senior manager

100M euro digital bond was a CBDC test, says Banque de France

30.4.2021
European financial institutions are using pilots to make a case for the digital euro

Our Man in Shanghai: Huobi looks to become Grayscale of Asia, Yao Ming’s NFT wine, and Chinese crypto investors go to the dogs

30.4.2021
Huobi tackles the institutional market, you can now own an NFT of basketball star Yao Ming drinking red wine, and China’s digital yuan starts to target the private sector

UBRI Partners with 3 Universities for CBDC Research

28.4.2021
Renowned Ripple’s UBRI project, i.e., University Blockchain Research Initiative, that runs accelerator programs for Blockchain, has partnered with NYU Abu Dhabi, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Reykjavik University, Iceland. This partnership aims to promote research and engage...