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Brexit as Crypto Case Study? Britain Contemplates Its CBDC
13.7.2020
The governor of the Bank of England acknowledged that the U.K. is considering the issuance of a CBDC
Telcos Trial Blockchain, Fidelity & Bitcoin Mining, UK Mulls CBDC + More News
13.7.2020
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Three major telcos, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone said they have finalized a trial automated settlement of roaming...
Singapore's Blockchain Payments Platform Ready for Commercial Launch
13.7.2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is ready to deploy its multi-currency blockchain payments project for commercial use
Unitize Roundup: Top 10 Quotes From the Virtual Blockchain Conference
12.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin, Heath Tarbert, Brock Pierce and many more — here are 10 memorable quotes to take away from five days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference
Much Anticipated Central Bank Digital Currencies Raise Privacy Concerns
12.7.2020
CBDCs are one of the hottest topics in the fintech space, but as their inception comes closer, serious privacy concerns come with it
South Korea Brings Blockchain to Healthcare, but That’s Just the Start
11.7.2020
Healthcare is among the first industries in South Korea to receive the benefits of data management and storage on blockchains
Unitize Conference Covers Ground, Mulls Blockchain Adoption and DeFi
10.7.2020
Day three and four of the Unitize virtual conference saw speakers focusing on the challenges of, and opportunities for, greater blockchain adoption
China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan
9.7.2020
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan...
China’s CBDC Project to Collaborate With More Domestic Enterprises
9.7.2020
A major Chinese e-commerce platform and a video sharing site have reportedly joined China’s CBDC project
CBDCs and COVID-19 Top Agenda in First Two Days of Unitize Conference
8.7.2020
An overview of the first two days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference where top crypto and blockchain experts offered their views on topical issues in the industry
Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi Joins China’s Digital Yuan Project
8.7.2020
The world’s second-highest-valued unicorn startup has partnered with the Chinese central bank to work on the forthcoming digital yuan
China’s Uber, DiDi, to Trial PBoC’s Central Bank Digital Currency
8.7.2020
Didi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement trial of China's central bank digital currency on its on-demand transportation platform
Future Bleak for Private Stablecoins, SFB Economist Says
7.7.2020
SFB Technologies' chief economist sees a future for central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, but not for privately issued stablecoins
Global Compatibility Is A Key Factor In The CBDC Race, Says Expert
7.7.2020
CBDCs will have to be internationally interoperable to become globally adopted, says a Hong Kong University expert
First Mover: Even Bank of America Acknowledges China Winning Digital-Currency Race
7.7.2020
BoA researchers anticipate that China's digital yuan might make a dent in the greenback’s global hegemony
Expert: Digital Yuan Will Have a Hard Time Displacing Tether in Asia
6.7.2020
China’s CBDC wants to displace the US dollar, but Genesis Block’s Charles Yang believes it doesn’t offer a compelling alternative to USDT
Expert: China's Digital Yuan Will Target the Dollar, Not Bitcoin
6.7.2020
With its forthcoming digital yuan, China will aim to rival the U.S. dollar, not Bitcoin, say experts
CBDC is the Most Important Trend in Payments Says Visa Crypto Chief
5.7.2020
Visa’s head of crypto says CBDC is the most important payments trend in the next decade
Bank of Japan Will Begin Experimenting With a Digital Yen
3.7.2020
The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective
Lithuania to Launch CBDC This Month — Intended for Collection Purposes, Not Trade
2.7.2020
Lithuania might become one of the first countries to issue a CBDC — but there’s a catch