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PayPal crypto services to go global early 2021, support for CBDCs coming
3.11.2020
PayPal is planning to launch crypto services for users of its platform globally, along with the Venmo app, and the company will explore central bank digital currencies
Mastercard President Says Crypto Patents Will Pay Off When Central Bank Digital Currencies Arrive
2.11.2020
Crypto IP "puts us in a good position" for central bank digital currency, said Mastercard President Miebach
China’s digital yuan pilots have processed $300M so far, says PBoC head
2.11.2020
China’s digital yuan pilot program is picking up speed
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
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
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.
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Bitcoin price spikes 5% to $13.5K shortly after ECB stimulus announcement
29.10.2020
Bitcoin price rallied from $12,920 to $13,600 in the hours following the European Central Bank (ECB) statement and optimistic job data from the U.S
Iran’s New Crypto Law Requires Miners to Sell Bitcoin Directly to Central Bank
29.10.2020
Iran has reportedly revised the country’s cryptocurrency regulation to require licensed bitcoin miners to sell their coins directly to the central bank for use to fund imports. Iran’s Revised Crypto Law The Iranian government has amended its cryptocurrency regulation to enable...
Cambodia launches inter-banking platform that runs on blockchain
28.10.2020
But don’t call it a CBDC, says central bank reps
The blockchain revolution is already here, say Alex and Don Tapscott
28.10.2020
Tech evangelists Alex and Don Tapscott believe blockchain will “rewrite the economic power grid and the old social order.”
Cambodia Central Bank Launches Bakong Blockchain Payments System
28.10.2020
Cambodia sees Bakong as a critical step in modernizing its payment system and de-dollarizing its economy
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
JPMorgan's stablecoin finally sees commercial light of day
27.10.2020
JPMorgan Chase now recognizes blockchain's profitability and has created a new business dedicated to digital currency and blockchain work
Russian Central Bank Chided for ‘Deliberately Slowing Crypto Progress’
27.10.2020
Yuri Pripachkin, the head of the Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/FINAM
The head of a Russian crypto and blockchain industry group has launched a stinging attack on the nation’s Central Bank (CB), essentially accusing it of purposefully...
Central bank digital currencies have the power to upend global finance
26.10.2020
Central bank digital currencies will fundamentally change our conceptions of money and its uses
The Big Choices When Designing Central Bank Digital Currencies
26.10.2020
A retail CBDC or an indirect one? Synthetic? An API approach? How central banks implement digital currencies will have seismic implications
Kenya's central bank exploring CBDCs due to 'mushrooming' of private cryptos
26.10.2020
The Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya told reporters the institution is "already feeling left out."
Digital yuan will work with WeChat and Alipay, says bank exec
26.10.2020
Details regarding the digital yuan's characteristics are taking shape