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Reserve Bank of Australia forms partnerships to research CBDC
2.11.2020
The project will “explore if there is a future role for a wholesale CBDC in the Australian payments system,” according to the RBA
Australian Central Bank, Commonwealth, National Australia Bank Partner on CBDC Research Project
2.11.2020
The partnership will explore the possible use and implications of a wholesale form of central bank digital currency using distributed ledger technology
Australian Central Bank, Commonwealth, National Australia Bank Partner on CBDC Research Project
2.11.2020
The partnership will explore the possible use and implications of a wholesale form of central bank digital currency using distributed ledger technology
Christine Lagarde invites public comments on eurozone CBDC
1.11.2020
Former IMF Chief and President of the European Central Bank solicited input on possible CBDC
Investing in Bitcoin, Adopting Crypto, Launching CBDC and 20 Crypto Jokes
31.10.2020
This last week of crypto October was an interesting one. It started with crypto market sentiment dropping out of the positive zone, and then we learned that bitcoin was outperformed by several coins in the past year, but still has more holders profiting, that the pandemic crisis has been driving...
Germany’s central bank is working on a blockchain project, but it's not a CBDC
30.10.2020
Bundesbank seems to be coyly flirting with blockchain technology
Huawei’s Latest Smartphone Comes with a CBDC Wallet for Digital Yuan
30.10.2020
Huawei Mate40 Pro. China’s biggest smartphone maker Huawei has revealed that its latest flagship handset, the Mate 40, will come with a built-in wallet for the digital yuan – the nation’s forthcoming central bank digital currency.
In a post on the official Huawei Weibo account, the tech giant...
New Huawei smartphone will feature a hardware wallet for digital yuan
30.10.2020
The Mate40 series will reportedly enable dual offline transactions and allow users to control anonymity
Russian Central Bank Says CBDC Will Wipe Out Need for Crypto
30.10.2020
The Russian Central Bank has been banging the drum again on what has become its favorite subject – regulating crypto, and has apparently responded to criticism of its plans to issue a digital ruble by claiming a central bank-issued token could eliminate out the need for people to use crypto.
In...
Canadian CBDC, Cred On Pause, Iran Wants Virgin Bitcoin + More News
29.10.2020
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The Bank of Canada is working with its G7 partners on its plans for a digital currency as the country wants...
Will they or won't they? Central banks eye each other's digital currency moves
29.10.2020
Canada's central bank recognizes that CBDCs are a necessarily international issue
Architect of Launched Cambodian CBDC Also Working with ‘Other Countries’
29.10.2020
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Cambodia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) has “launched,” said the central National Bank of Cambodia and Soramitsu, the Japanese company co-working with the central bank on the project. And the Japanese firm stated that other projects in “other countries” are also...
Digital yuan will combat US 'dollarization' says former PBoC governor
29.10.2020
“We need to prevent dollarization — this is one of the major designing points of the Chinese DCEP,” said Zhou Xiaochuan
Cambodia launches inter-banking platform that runs on blockchain
28.10.2020
But don’t call it a CBDC, says central bank reps
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Miners’ Slim Margins, ConsenSys’ Latest CBDC Pilot, a16z’ Power Hire
28.10.2020
JPMorgan unveiled a revamped blockchain network that could challenge SWIFT while BlockFi has taken a 5% stake in Grayscale's GBTC
Ethereum Developer ConsenSys to Assist French Bank With CBDC Pilot
28.10.2020
The Ethereum developer will help the digital assets arm of Societe Generale carry out research on a central bank digital currency
ConSensys collaborates with Banque de France digital euro partner
28.10.2020
Blockchain firm ConsenSys is becoming increasingly active in the central bank digital currency space
Bitcoin can't help bank the unbanked claims Mastercard CEO
28.10.2020
The CEO of Mastercard believes Bitcoin is too volatile and opaque to drive financial inclusion, however, CBDCs are a different story
BoE hasn't 'made any decision' regarding a CBDC, says fintech director
27.10.2020
“We will continue to explore the pros and cons of CBDC,” said Tom Mutton
13 Things Fed Should Mull Over Before a Digital Dollar Launch
27.10.2020
The US Federal Reserve should look into more than a dozen major matters before launching its central bank digital currency (CBDC), a digital dollar, including safety, fairness, inclusion, interoperability, and resilience among others, found Global Digital Finance (GDF), an industry body working...