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South Korean Central Bank Steps up CBDC Work ‘in Response to COVID-19’
18.5.2020
The South Korean central bank has sped up its digital currency issuance progress, per a new report, with officials to begin a tech review several months ahead of schedule.
According to Chosun, the central Bank of Korea (BOK) says it has conducted a study of the technological advances required...
Blockchain as One of the Goals of Digital Government Strategy in Brazil
17.5.2020
Digital transformation with blockchain technology on a state level
COVID-19 Incentivizing Crypto and Leading Mainstream Adoption
17.5.2020
The COVID-19 crisis has pushed people to seek alternative technological solutions as blockchain and crypto become more popular
China’s Central Bank Proposes a Blockchain-based Trade-Finance Platform
14.5.2020
China’s central bank, along with other government bodies, proposed a blockchain trade financing information platform
Fed Chair Blames Coronavirus, Not ‘Usual Suspects’ for Crashed Economy
14.5.2020
The latest words from Jerome Powell suggest that there is little need to address monetary policy to avoid another market crash
China’s Central Bank Wants to Speed Up Blockchain Adoption
13.5.2020
Officials from the People’s Bank of China push to accelerate adoption of the country’s Fintech Development Plan
Chinese Central Bank Calls for Yet More Blockchain Adoption
13.5.2020
The Chinese central bank’s technology leads have called for more blockchain adoption in the bank’s own operations and the wider, government-owned financial sector.
Per Sina, the People's Bank of China (PBoC)’s Financial Technology Committee held its first meeting of the year this week, with...
No, Donald Trump, Negative Rates Aren't a 'Gift' Bitcoin Advocates Warn
13.5.2020
What seems to be a fresh attempt to sway the Fed to take rates negative saw immediate backlash from sound-money supporters
Cambodia’s New DLT Payments Network Aims to Undermine US Dollar
13.5.2020
The director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia revealed that the central bank’s DLT payments platform will go live by the end of the year
Bitcoin Advocates Cry Foul as US Fed Buying ETFs for the First Time
12.5.2020
Yet another unprecedented move from the U.S. central bank to shore up the fiat economy means that it is violating its own charter, critics warn
Main Barrier to CBDC Is Philosophy, Not Tech, Says European Central Bank Rep
11.5.2020
ECB executive board, Yves Mersch, believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological
Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Protect Individual Privacy?
11.5.2020
Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus
Virtual Consensus 2020 Kicks Off with ECB Official Discussing CBDC
11.5.2020
Major crypto event, Consensus: Distributed, kicks off virtually, with ECB board member Yves Mersch discussing central bank digital currencies
‘Game-Changer’ Retail Digital Currency Now European Central Bank’s Focus, Board Member Says
11.5.2020
The European Central Bank is looking into what a retail central bank digital currency form of the euro might look like, executive member Yves Mersch said
Bank of England Predicts Worst Economic Crash in 300 Years for UK
10.5.2020
The Bank of England has predicted the worst economic crash since the Great Frost of 1709. Economists are less optimistic than the central bank about the rate of recovery for the UK economy. “Current conditions are unprecedented in our lifetime and all forecasters are struggling to make...
Iran Ditches Rial in Hyperinflation Crisis — Bitcoin Demand Rises
10.5.2020
Iran is set to redenominate its fiat currency, removing four zeros to create a new fiat called toman as demand for crypto is surging
New Zealand’s Central Bank Is Hiring a Money Futurist
8.5.2020
New Zealand’s central bank is looking for a Head of Money and Cash to focus "on the future of money” and be a "thought leader" for digital currency
New Zealand’s Central Bank Is Hiring a Money Futurist
8.5.2020
New Zealand’s central bank is looking for a Head of Money and Cash to focus "on the future of money” and be a "thought leader" for digital currency
How the COVID-19 Crisis Revived the Digital Dollar Debate
8.5.2020
Some Americans are still waiting for stimulus support. Would a digital dollar have helped disburse funds? Here's a breakdown of the debate
New Cryptocurrency Exchanges Launch in India as Businesses Seek Answers From RBI
8.5.2020
The Indian cryptocurrency industry has been growing rapidly despite the nationwide lockdown and the coronavirus crisis. Two new cryptocurrency trading platforms are launching in India while existing crypto businesses seek clarification from the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....