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Elizabeth Warren compares 'bogus' crypto to 'legitimate' CBDCs in senate hearing

10.6.2021
"The threats posed by crypto show that congress and federal regulators can't continue to hide out, hoping crypto will go away," said the Massachusetts senator

Kalashnikov Eyes Digital Ruble Settlements as Russia Aims to Replace ‘Dirty Money’

5.6.2021
Kalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint Petersburg where the central bank of Russia reaffirmed its intention to replace “dirty”...

ECB: Digital Euro to Boost Global Appeal of European Money, Fight ‘Artificial Currencies’

4.6.2021
The digitization of traditional currencies like the euro has the potential to increase their international appeal, the European Central Bank says in a new report. A failure to offer a digital currency would endanger financial stability, ECB warns. The regulator is concerned about the prospect...

‘Chinese Invented Paper Money and They Will End It’- Brazil’s Far-Left Praises Digital Yuan

25.5.2021
Digital currencies, those issued by central banks in particular, have been commended for their “disruptive nature.” The praise comes from a publication associated with one of Brazil’s far-left parties. A recently published article claims that CBDCs such as China’s digital...

Kazakhstan Is Preparing the Launch of a CBDC Pilot With Private Financial Companies

8.5.2021
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are steadily becoming a serious discussion among governments globally, with Kazakhstan as the latest country unveiling its plans. The National Bank of Kazakhstan is making preparations to launch a CBDC pilot program soon. The National Bank Released a Public...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Dogecoin and Gamestop Hype Highlights ‘Froth in Equity Markets’

30.4.2021
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, discussed a number of topics this week such as inflation and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) following the multi-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. The central bank’s lead executive was asked about feverish stocks like Gamestop...

5 Ways Visa Wants to Work with Crypto and CBDCs

28.4.2021
The Visa CEO Al Kelly has outlined five different opportunities his company sees for payments firms in the “crypto and bitcoin (BTC)” space – as well as the world of stablecoins and central bank-issued tokens. In a Q2 2021 results earnings call, Kelly once again reaffirmed his and Visa’s position...

Decentralization is the final frontier for CBDCs

25.4.2021
Decentralized CBDCs will most likely pique the interest of the masses much more than their centralized counterparts

Morgan Stanley Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Not a Threat to Cryptocurrencies

20.4.2021
Major investment bank Morgan Stanley believes that central bank digital currencies are not a threat to the existence of cryptocurrencies. The bank believes that both types of digital currencies can coexist because they serve different purposes and have different appeals. Cryptocurrencies and CBDCs...

Bank of England and HM Treasury Launch a Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce

19.4.2021
Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Bank of England have revealed the establishment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) taskforce. According to the announcement, the group’s purpose aims to explore a potential UK CBDC. UK Entities Invoke a CBDC Taskforce to Explore a Central...

You can’t talk about blockchain and not bring up CBDCs and stablecoins

17.4.2021
Economies are currently experiencing the development of brand new ideas around CBDCs, stablecoins or private digital currencies

Brazil’s Central Bank President Expects to Have News on a CBDC ‘Soon’

14.4.2021
The largest country in Latin America could have its central bank digital currency (CBDC) soon, as the Brazilian central bank is taking steps towards creating it. Recently, the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) president hinted at the possibility of having news on the matter “soon.”...

B2Broker CEO Artur Azizov Discusses the Growing Momentum and Future of CBDCs

12.4.2021
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists. Central banks across the world have started to implement CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), the sovereign equivalent of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The idea behind them is that...

Visa and PayPal Can Be the Cosmos and Polkadot of CBDCs

9.4.2021
Existing payment players have a head start in the race to integrate central bank digital currencies worldwide, says our columnist

Pakistan's central bank is ‘carefully studying’ CBDCs, says governor

9.4.2021
State Bank of Pakistan governor Reza Baqir says the country is "waiting to burst as far as digitization is concerned."

Swedish Central Bank Releases the First Study About Its CBDC E-Krona Pilot

9.4.2021
The Swedish central bank keeps making steps towards modeling its e-krona pilot project by issuing a detailed report of the results of phase one for the path ahead. Riksbank is still optimistic about launching its central bank digital currency (CBDC), but there are hurdles to clear out on the road....

Jamaica Plans to Pilot a Central Bank Crypto, CBDC to Work Alongside Notes and Coinage

26.3.2021
While a number of countries are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), on Tuesday, the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) announced it will soon be piloting a CBDC project. The BoJ is working with a firm called Ecurrency Mint Incorporated and plans to pilot the cryptocurrency in May. Jamaican CBDC...