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Vitalik Buterin expects lots of ways to exchange CBDCs for crypto
9.12.2020
Ethereum co-founder believes that CBDCs are good for macroeconomics, but there are also certain challenges
What Is a CBDC?
4.12.2020
A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core
Banks Should Pay Interest on CBDCs to Reduce Tax Avoidance – Report
4.12.2020
Too much stick and not enough carrot might be the wrong approach for those wishing to impose taxes on digital currencies: This was the surprising conclusion of a new report commissioned by the South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK).
Per EDaily, the report was co-authored by Jaevin Park...
Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
3.12.2020
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results
Bilateral Saudi, UAE Digital Currency Experiment Shows Benefits of Distributed Ledgers, Central Banks Say
29.11.2020
A joint Saudi and UAE CBDC pilot found that a distributed payment system offers “significant improvement over centralized payment systems.”
Bank of Russia Fields Banking Industry Concerns Over Digital Ruble Proposal
27.11.2020
Russian banks fear being left out of the central bank's proposed digital currency system, according to a report
Digital Yen Would Make Crypto Markets ‘More Lively,’ Says CEO of Monex Group
25.11.2020
Oki Matsumoto said a central bank digital currency would make it easier to convert cryptocurrency into legal tender
Privacy, Power, Fiscal Policy, the Poor: 4 Reasons to Worry About CBDCs
23.11.2020
As central banks everywhere gear up to launch digital currencies, it's time to consider the possible downsides
US Fed researcher says CBDCs should beat Big Tech payments on privacy protection
23.11.2020
The paper also put forward CBDCs as solutions to high transaction fees and the energy use of mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
China’s Xi Asks G20 Countries to Be ‘Open and Accommodating’ to CBDCs
21.11.2020
In a wide-ranging speech, Xi said that the G20 group “needs to discuss developing standards and principles for central bank digital currencies.”
IMF lawyers argue that central banks need reform before they can issue CBDCs
20.11.2020
New and developing research from the International Monetary Fund suggests that central banks around the world need new legal definitions for tokenized currencies
Central Bankers, Experts Outline Possible Scenarios for CBDC Adoption
20.11.2020
Central bank digital currencies can have broad implications for the global balance of power, experts say
What the History of Airlines Tells Us About Blockchain Commerce
18.11.2020
The ability to represent all industrial capacity as tokens on a blockchain will have huge implications for resource use, says our columnist
The Smart Money Economy
17.11.2020
Digital money in a crypto wallet is only the first step. The bigger shift is a new software economy anchored in programmable blockchains
Privacy should be at the core of CBDCs, says Boston Fed research director
13.11.2020
Privacy should be a key talking point from the beginning of CBDC development
BIS head says physical cash still important, even if CBDCs take over
13.11.2020
BIS Innovation Hub head Benoît Cœuré stressed the importance of maintaining multiple payment options beyond just CBDCs
From PayPal to Libra: Big Tech Has Forced Central Banks to Wake Up to CBDCs, Says Benoit Coeure
13.11.2020
Libra was the final wake-up call for central banks that prompted serious consideration of digital currency issuances, according to the head of the BIS Innovation Hub
ECB’s Lagarde Has ‘Hunch’ Digital Euro Will Launch in 2-4 Years
12.11.2020
ECB President Christine Lagarde says the impetus for a central bank digital currency could come from the need to facilitate cross-border finance
US Fed economists are exploring the “intrinsic” value drivers of CBDCs
9.11.2020
Fed economists are beginning their deep dive into CBDC research, hoping to identify the “intrinsic" value drivers of a digital dollar
Debate Rages on Whether a Digital Dollar Will Unleash Inflation
9.11.2020
Some speculate that if the Fed implements a digital dollar, soaring inflation will soon follow