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Fake Website Prompts China’s Central Bank to Deny Digital Yuan Launch
14.11.2019
Despite online impostors claiming otherwise, the People’s Bank of China said the country’s stablecoin project is still in the testing stage with no date set for launch
Three Fronts in the Global Digital Currency Wars
13.11.2019
There are now several competing approaches to building a new financial system, writes Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. Which will governments embrace?
China Central Bank Official: Digital Yuan Should Have ‘Controllable Anonymity’
12.11.2019
China’s proposed digital yuan should strike a balance between protecting privacy and regulatory enforcement, a central bank official said
Tunisian Central Bank Denies Reports of an ‘E-Dinar’ Digital Currency
12.11.2019
The Central Bank of Tunisia denies reports that it was developing an “e-dinar” digital currency
Tunisia’s Central Bank Denies Reports Claiming It Issued an E-Dinar
12.11.2019
In a sweeping rejection, the central bank quashed “unfounded” rumors that it had become the first monetary authority to issue a CBDC
Ex-Fed Chair Greenspan: ‘No Point’ in Central Bank Digital Currencies
12.11.2019
Former Fed chair Alan Greenspan has argued there’s “no point” for central banks to issue central bank digital currencies
China Digital Currency ‘Not Seeking Full Data Control’ — Central Bank
12.11.2019
China says digital currency won’t oust cash
French Central Bank Job Posting Reveals Digital Currency Program
12.11.2019
Banque de France is seeking a blockchain analyst who will help the bank define a program for implementing digital currency
HCM Capital Expects China’s Digital Currency to Launch in 2-3 Months
11.11.2019
China’s digital currency could launch in 2-3 months, according to HCM Capital’s Jack Lee
Argentina Sets New Trading Record After Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Buys
11.11.2019
Venezuela, Argentina trade more on Localbitcoins than ever before in their weakening currencies
Singapore’s MAS, JPMorgan Unveil Multi-Currency Blockchain Prototype
11.11.2019
JPMorgan, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and state investment firm Temasek have jointly designed a prototype multi-currency blockchain-based payments network
Bitcoin ‘Is Not Real,’ Says Former European Central Bank Chief
11.11.2019
European Central Bank’s former president Jean-Claude Trichet said that Bitcoin lacks the characteristics of a currency and is purely speculative
Russian Crypto Plot, China Mining U-Turn, Lottery Winner’s BTC Gamble: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 4–10
10.11.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, a lottery winner’s big gamble on Bitcoin, Russia’s ambitious new law to confiscate BTC, and Hong Kong explores a central bank digital currency
Ethereum Co-Founder: Hopefully We Can Interoperate With China’s Crypto
10.11.2019
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin hopes that China’s digital currency will be open and allow for interoperability with crypto
Tunisia to Launch E-Dinar National Currency Using Blockchain
9.11.2019
Tunisia’s central bank digital currency will be issued and managed by Russian blockchain platform Universa
Holders of the Digital Yuan Will Not Be Paid Interest
8.11.2019
China has been sending mixed signals about its preparedness to issue a national crypto. Despite the new blockchain push, there is still no timeframe for the anticipated launch of the digital yuan and few details have been revealed so far. However, a senior official from China’s central bank...
Malaysia to Impose Cash Transaction Limit of $6K in 2020: Report
8.11.2019
Malaysia plans to impose a $6,000 limit on cash transactions in 2020
Former PBoC Governor: Libra Would Be Trusted If Run by IMF
8.11.2019
Zhou Xiaochuan — the People’s Bank of China’s longest-serving governor — has proposed Libra would be more easily trusted if it were in the hands of the IMF
Fed Must Launch FedNow Ahead of Facebook’s Libra, Says Gov’t Official
8.11.2019
The Federal Reserve should urgently launch its own real-time payments system ahead of Facebook and Wall Street, says FTC Commissioner
After Xi, China’s Central Bank Gives Blockchain Tech a Pump
7.11.2019
The People's Bank has said blockchain is a solution to trade finance asymmetries in the latest promotion of the tech in China