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Bank of England: No Compromise on Our Principles for Any Future CBDC
12.5.2020
The Bank of England will not budge on its design principles for any future CBDC
BitPay Onboards Client With 1M Customers, ECB Focuses On Retail CBDC + More News
12.5.2020
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Major crypto payment processor BitPay announced the first large international furniture brand to go live...
Main Barrier to CBDC Is Philosophy, Not Tech, Says European Central Bank Rep
11.5.2020
ECB executive board, Yves Mersch, believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological
Digitized Europe: The Shift to a Cashless World
11.5.2020
Emerging technologies such as blockchain are reshaping the landscape of the traditional financial system in Europe
Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Protect Individual Privacy?
11.5.2020
Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus
Leaders of the Digital Dollar Project Talk Privacy and the Next Century of Money
11.5.2020
Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U.S.-based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA
Virtual Consensus 2020 Kicks Off with ECB Official Discussing CBDC
11.5.2020
Major crypto event, Consensus: Distributed, kicks off virtually, with ECB board member Yves Mersch discussing central bank digital currencies
‘Game-Changer’ Retail Digital Currency Now European Central Bank’s Focus, Board Member Says
11.5.2020
The European Central Bank is looking into what a retail central bank digital currency form of the euro might look like, executive member Yves Mersch said
CoinDesk 50: How the People’s Bank of China Became a CBDC Leader
11.5.2020
China's central bank, part of CoinDesk's new 50 list, is a pioneer of central digital currencies. Now the rest of the world is racing to catch up
How the COVID-19 Crisis Revived the Digital Dollar Debate
8.5.2020
Some Americans are still waiting for stimulus support. Would a digital dollar have helped disburse funds? Here's a breakdown of the debate
Top Facts on China’s Crypto Yuan and Related Blockchain Projects
7.5.2020
As China stops the spread of COVID-19 inside the country, the government announced two of the largest crypto and blockchain-related developments
Former Bank of China President Says Digital Yuan Can Replace Cash
6.5.2020
A former President of China’s central bank says the digital yuan will be able to eventually replace cash if four key conditions are met
No Global Central Bank Is Working on Retail Digital Currency Use, Says R3
1.5.2020
R3 claims that no central bank is currently pursuing the development of a retail CBDC
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Changing the Architecture of Money
1.5.2020
Central bank digital currencies are in the process of transforming the way money works for everyone — from the largest financial institutions to consumers
Italian Town Creates New Currency to Cope With COVID-19
30.4.2020
A small town in southern Italy has minted their own currency amid the coronavirus lockdown
Future of Finance: CBDCs Offer the New Architecture of Bank Accounts
29.4.2020
Could stablecoins and central bank digital currencies offer the only viable alternative to traditional bank accounts?
SEC’s CryptoMom on Outlook for the Digital Dollar and the End of Her Term in June
28.4.2020
SEC Commissioner Peirce AKA CryptoMom talks digital dollar and the end of her term
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup SenseTime to Help China Handle Digital Yuan
28.4.2020
Alibaba-backed AI startup SenseTime partners with China’s central bank to collaborate on the digital yuan amid reported trials
BIS Innovation Hub Head: COVID-19 Has Exposed The Value of DLT
25.4.2020
The BIS is exploring digital currencies and tokenization amid the coronavirus pandemic
Digital Yuan to Fuel China’s Economic Reign – McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway Test PBoC’s Cryptocurrency
24.4.2020
China’s economy is the second-largest in the world and economists believe the country may someday bring a new global order and end the Western hemisphere’s financial rule. In 2020, various reports show that China’s central bank will soon release a cryptocurrency that represents...