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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...
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
Bahamas strikes first with Sand Dollar amid US–China CBDC faceoff
26.10.2020
Fed Chairman Powell sees no urgency to develop a CBDC, but eventually, the world’s top central bank must act, say experts
Benoit Coeure Reveals BIS Plan for CBDC Trial Starting in 2020
26.10.2020
BIS is planning a proof-of-concept trial of a CBDC in collaboration with the Swiss central bank
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
Abra CEO's portfolio is 50% Bitcoin as cash is 'becoming worthless'
26.10.2020
Abra's CEO purportedly increased his holdings prior to Bitcoin touching new 2020 highs
China's central bank lays regulatory foundation for CBDC
24.10.2020
The new draft law legitimizes digital yuan and may criminalize the issuance of yuan-backed stablecoins by third parties
China Drafts Law to Legalize Digital Yuan, Outlawing Competitors
24.10.2020
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has drafted a law to legalize the digital yuan and outlaw digital currencies issued by anyone else competing with it. Meanwhile, the central bank has been cracking down on gambling sites that use the stablecoin tether. China...
PayPal’s Crypto Offer, BTC’s 13K Break, Bahama’s CBDC and 20 Crypto Jokes
24.10.2020
We saw some major news this crypto week, as BTC broke USD 13,000, PayPal said it will offer buying, selling and holding crypto, and the Bahamas unveiled its Sand Dollar. Following its network update, monero reigned as the best performing coin in the top 15, while Phase 0 of ETH 2.0 might be coming...