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Pakistan's central bank is ‘carefully studying’ CBDCs, says governor

9.4.2021
State Bank of Pakistan governor Reza Baqir says the country is "waiting to burst as far as digitization is concerned."

Can a digital pound CBDC retake London’s financial hub status post-Brexit?

9.4.2021
Could a digital pound accelerate Britain's growth post-Brexit and retake London's status as the European financial hub?

Swedish Central Bank Releases the First Study About Its CBDC E-Krona Pilot

9.4.2021
The Swedish central bank keeps making steps towards modeling its e-krona pilot project by issuing a detailed report of the results of phase one for the path ahead. Riksbank is still optimistic about launching its central bank digital currency (CBDC), but there are hurdles to clear out on the road....

Digital yuan campaign planned for contested island in the South China Sea

8.4.2021
Participants will receive a discount for every central bank digital currency expenditure worth 100 yuan

Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot

7.4.2021
The Riksbank said that CBDC technology still requires further investigation

Swedish Central Bank Wants ‘Market Actors’ to Join Next Stage of CBDC Pilot

7.4.2021
Sweden’s central Riksbank is forging ahead with its e-krona pilot project, and has outlined the next steps it wants to take – putting it on track to become the first European nation to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Riksbank has been bullish about issuance, but will still have...

Bank of Japan begins first digital currency proof of concept

5.4.2021
The first phase of Japan's CBDC pilots will be completed by March 2022, the central bank states

Bank of Thailand to begin central bank digital currency tests in 2022

2.4.2021
Thailand’s central bank is calling for public comments on its proposed plan to launch a sovereign digital currency within the next five years

Bitcoin surge could be driving digital yuan interest, says People’s Bank of China

2.4.2021
The central bank says strong interest in its CBDC project is partly being driven by Bitcoin's recent surge, despite cryptocurrency still being banned in China

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's DCash digital currency goes live

1.4.2021
The ECCB has launched a regional central bank digital currency in partnership with Caribbean fintech outfit Bitt

Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde

31.3.2021
The ECB will decide whether to proceed with digital euro pilots by mid-2021, Lagarde said

Digital ruble is ‘highest form of money’, Russian Bitcoin critic says

30.3.2021
The digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted

Soros CIO: Central Bank Digital Currencies a Real Threat to Crypto but Won’t Permanently Destabilize Bitcoin

29.3.2021
Soros Fund Management’s chief investment officer (CIO) says that central bank digital currencies are a potential threat to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but it will only be temporary. She also says that bitcoin is taking some of gold’s buyer base away. Crypto’s...

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

Payment Giant Visa Integrates USDC Stablecoin Support for Settlement

29.3.2021
On Monday, the American multinational financial services corporation Visa announced that digital currency payments have arrived on Visa’s settlement platform. The payment giant revealed that the company will leverage USD coin (USDC), the regulated token built on top of the Ethereum network....

The Fed Plans to Unveil Digital Dollar Prototypes in July

28.3.2021
The Federal Reserve is actively working on a central bank digital currency and some prototypes are near completion. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) plan to unveil two prototypes of a digital dollar as early as July. Digital Dollar Prototypes...

Chinese Citizens Can Now Apply for the Digital Yuan Wallet Through 6 State-Owned Banks

26.3.2021
Following the interview with Ma Changchun, the head of the People’s Bank of China-run Digital Currency Research Institute, a recent report indicates that residents from Beijing and Shanghai can now apply for a digital yuan wallet. According to the report, six different Chinese banks will...