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Central Banks Haven’t Made a Good Case for Digital Currencies: WSJ’s Heard on the Street

12.10.2020
Central banks are rushing into digital currencies without considering how the risks might outweigh any benefits, the column argues

Japan must amend central bank laws to issue digital yen, says official

12.10.2020
Japan is getting more serious about the digital yen

Digital Yuan Giveaway: China’s Shenzhen City Hands Out 10 Million Yuan in Central Bank Digital Currency

10.10.2020
A major Chinese city is giving away 10 million yuan in the country’s central bank digital currency this weekend. Recipients can use their digital yuan at 3,389 stores next week. The city aims for the giveaway to boost usage of the new government-backed digital currency. Chinese City Giving...

U.S. Vs. China: who will win the digital currency war?

9.10.2020
The U.S. needs to embrace privacy-focused crypto in order to compete with China’s digital RMB

Non-committal CBDC Report Highlights BIS, Central Banks’ Indecision

9.10.2020
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and a group of leading-economy central banks has issued a report outlining what they believe the key principles of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be – but yet again went to great pains to sit on the fence when it comes to the matter...

Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Bets Big on Indian Crypto Exchange, Undeterred by Crypto Ban Reports

9.10.2020
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested in Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin despite regulatory uncertainty and reports of a possible crypto ban in India. Unocoin has seen the number of new users grow 10-fold since the supreme court quashed the banking restriction...

China’s Central Bank, Major City to Hand Out $1.5M in Digital Yuan

9.10.2020
A local report suggests the pilot is an indication that the digital yuan is close to being launched

Fed Reserve and 6 Other Central Banks Set Out Core Digital Currency Principles

9.10.2020
The seven central banks, along with BIS, have released a report setting out agreed core objectives that must be met by national digital currencies

Shenzhen to hand out 10 million digital yuan in currency giveaway

9.10.2020
China is promoting its central bank digital currency with a public $1.5 million giveaway

Dutch Central Bank Gives First Approval to Digital Asset Exchange

9.10.2020
AMDAX has become the first to register with Holland's central bank under recently implemented EU anti-money laundering regulations

Central banks detail CBDC expectations in massive joint document

9.10.2020
The report is a major step towards pushing central bank digital currencies forward

Dutch central bank approves first crypto service under AMLD5 regulations

9.10.2020
The Netherlands has imposed tight regulations related to EU anti-money laundering laws

Report: Bitcoin Surges With Rising Real Interest Rates and Economic Stimulus While Gold Performs Better With Rising Inflation

8.10.2020
A new report by Bitstamp and Bytetree says bitcoin responds better to the rising money supply, rising real interest rates and a strong economy. This is in contrast to gold which appears to perform better when real interest rates are falling while inflation is rising. To support these findings,...

China’s Digital Currency Has Been Used in 3 Million Transactions Worth Over a Billion Yuan So Far

8.10.2020
China’s central bank digital currency has been used in 3.13 million transactions worth about 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) so far, the People’s Bank of China’s deputy governor has reportedly revealed. In addition, more than 122,000 digital wallets have been created....

Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow

7.10.2020
The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country

Bank of Korea digital won pilot moving to distribution phase next year

7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank is on track with its CBDC pilot program, but still insists it has no current plans to launch

South Korean Central Bank to Launch CBDC Pilot in 2021

7.10.2020
The South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK) has announced that it is to begin a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot next year, in conjunction with major firms and domestic banks. Per Seoul Shinmun and the Fourth Journal, the BOK has stated that it has completed the design...