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Bank of Korea chief says crypto has no intrinsic value, expects volatility

23.2.2021
Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol has expressed skepticism over the recent crypto rally, stating that the bank is progressing with a digital currency project

Ant-backed MYbank to help China expand digital yuan trial

22.2.2021
Tencent-backed WeBank and Ant Financial-backed MYbank will reportedly be the first private banks to join China’s digital yuan pilot

Former BoE, BoC Governor Mark Carney joins Stripe board of directors

21.2.2021
Mark Carney, one of the most prominent central bankers of the post-financial crisis era, has officially joined the digital payments company. Stripe has all but abandoned cryptocurrency payment solutions for the time being, but its founders are positive about the emerging industry

BlackRock 'Dabbles' In Bitcoin, CBDC Card, Ethereum Futures + More News

17.2.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Investing news Rick Rieder, BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, told CNBC that the world’s largest asset manager started...

Mastercard Launches Prepaid Card for World’s First CBDC in Bahamas

17.2.2021
The Bahamian Sand Dollar can now be used for payments anywhere Mastercard is accepted

The Bahamas gets a card for its sand dollar national digital currency

17.2.2021
The Central Bank of The Bahamas partnered with Mastercard and digital payment startup Island Pay to launch a card for its central bank digital currency

Sweden extends digital krona digital currency pilot until 2022

17.2.2021
Sweden's exploration into CBDCs will continue until 2022, as the nation's central bank seeks to construct a digital version of the krona

Russian mobile carriers consider smartphone integration for digital ruble

16.2.2021
Russian wireless service providers MegaFon and Beeline proposed to link digital ruble wallets on smartphones to user's phone numbers

Stablecoin adoption and pivot to DeFi drive Algorand (ALGO) price higher

12.2.2021
Algorand rallied to a multi-year high after the network emerged as a possible choice for central bank digital currencies and the team revealed its DeFi plans

4 top universities submit CBDC designs to the Bank of Canada

11.2.2021
Following initial discussions with the Bank of Canada, four top universities have submitted design proposals for a central bank digital currency

PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor

11.2.2021
The digital currencies could be distributed through PayPal’s digital wallets, the company’s CEO said

MasterCard announces support for crypto on its network

11.2.2021
MasterCard will allow its almost one billion users to spend cryptocurrencies at more 30 million merchants, although it hasn’t specified which coins will be supported

ECB leader floats 3K threshold for digital euro holdings

9.2.2021
The central bank said it will reach a decision on releasing a digital euro "towards the middle of 2021."

Beijing’s $1.5 Million Digital Yuan Giveaway: China to Airdrop Digital Currency for Chinese New Year

9.2.2021
China is giving away 10 million yuan in its central bank digital currency in Beijing. Recipients can spend the digital yuan during the Chinese New Year festival. Beijing has become the third major city in China to test the central bank digital currency. 50,000 People to Receive Free Digital Yuan...