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SWIFT Says It's Proved It Can Be the Way Forward for Global CBDCs
5.10.2022
SWIFT, the interbank messaging system facilitating cross-border payments, has presented a framework for a global central bank digital currency (CBDC) system, claiming to have solved the challenge of interoperability between different networks
China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and UAE Trial Cross-Border Transactions With Digital Currencies
29.9.2022
The monetary authorities of four jurisdictions in Asia have carried out tests with international settlements using state-issued digital currencies. Cross-border payments and foreign exchange transactions totaling over $22 million were made as part of the pilot project with the participation of...
The Caribbean is pioneering CBDCs with mixed results amid banking difficulties
29.9.2022
Emtech’s Cadet talks about CBDCs in emerging markets as the U.S. Congress and United Nations hear about the traditional banking crises
Bitcoin think tank: Reject CBDCs and look to BTC and stablecoins instead
28.9.2022
The paper's authors say Central Bank Digital Currencies are problematic for the future of individual and economic freedom but crypto is a viable alternative
CBDCs require governments to put a special focus on security
6.9.2022
Any nation implementing a CBDC in the near future must make sure it’s ready to defend its digital assets and, most importantly, its private keys
Think tank launches ‘technical sandbox’ exploring United States CBDCs
2.9.2022
The Digital Dollar Project's Technical Sandbox Program is set to begin in October aiming to provide a clearer understanding of the ramifications of a United States CBDC
Una plataforma global de CBDCs podría reducir costos de pagos transfronterizos, según el FMI
1.9.2022
El Fondo Monetario Internacional sigue siendo escéptico acerca de un sistema privado, pero está impulsando nuevas ideas sobre monedas digitales respaldadas por el estado
Tornado in the Coal Mine — How Globalists Plan to Penalize Privacy and the Poor
26.8.2022
No privacy. No property. No prosperity. If you follow the news, you’ve seen the trend — putting legal limits on cash transactions, the emergence of surveillance-oriented, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more recently, crypto mixing platform Tornado Cash being sanctioned...
Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor
24.8.2022
While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn said that CBDCs won't be subject to price volatility of private cryptos
'Programmable money should terrify you' — Layah Heilpern
19.8.2022
The comments come as Layah Heilpern believes CBDCs will give rise to government enforced censorship which will prevent residents from transacting how they wish
CBDCs only solution to 'smooth continuation' of the monetary system: ECB
18.8.2022
The European Central Bank working paper sought to identify issues and consensus regarding CBDCs, as well as to identify gaps in the research — such as what users want
Reserve Bank of Australia to Pilot Digital Currency, Explore Use Cases
10.8.2022
The monetary authority in Australia is beginning research into the potential economic benefits of issuing a central bank digital currency. Within the project, the regulator hopes to identify use cases and intends to develop a limited-scale pilot. Central Bank of Australia Working on Digital...
How Central Banks and CBDCs Could End Democracy
7.8.2022
Ori Freiman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Ethics, the University of Toronto._____
In recent years, we have witnessed a growing interest in the idea of central bank digital currencies. Similar to cash, central bank digital currencies are a form of money issued by central banks. ...
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European Central Bank bets on CBDCs over BTC for cross-border payments
2.8.2022
ECB’s interest in identifying the best cross-border payment solution stems from the fact that it serves as the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro
Bank Indonesia Prepares to Issue Digital Rupiah as Legal Tender for Digital Payments
23.7.2022
The central bank of Indonesia is working to issue a wholesale digital rupiah. The new currency is meant to be the only legal tender for digital transactions in the country while the regulator also wants to ensure that it will be exchangeable across borders. Digital Rupiah Concept Expected by Year...
Nigerian Lenders Frustrating CBDC’s Adoption — Central Bank Governor
21.7.2022
Apathetic Nigerian lenders are frustrating the e-naira’s adoption because they are worried this could deprive them of a key revenue source, Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, has said. Emefiele said the central bank is working on a channel that would enable...
Harvard Professor Rogoff: Central Banks, Governments Are ‘Way Behind the Curve’ in Regulating Cryptocurrencies
20.7.2022
Harvard Professor of Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff says central banks and governments are “way behind the curve” in regulating cryptocurrencies. He added that officials throw out the idea of having central bank digital...
Australian Central Bank Chief Believes Regulated Private Tokens Could be Better Than CBDCs: Report
18.7.2022
Digital currencies focused on consumers and regulated could be better when privately issued rather than by central banks, according to Australian central bank governor
US Treasury study finds CBDCs a plus for commercial bank stability
13.7.2022
Access to CBDCs reduces banks’ need to insure against liquidity risks and gives policymakers greater information about trouble in the financial system, according to the study
Banco de Pagos Internacionales pide una colaboración global en el diseño de CBDCs
11.7.2022
El grupo con sede en Basilea publicó el lunes un informe conjunto en colaboración con el FMI y el Banco Mundial