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The Bahamas gets a card for its sand dollar national digital currency

17.2.2021
The Central Bank of The Bahamas partnered with Mastercard and digital payment startup Island Pay to launch a card for its central bank digital currency

Beijing’s $1.5 Million Digital Yuan Giveaway: China to Airdrop Digital Currency for Chinese New Year

9.2.2021
China is giving away 10 million yuan in its central bank digital currency in Beijing. Recipients can spend the digital yuan during the Chinese New Year festival. Beijing has become the third major city in China to test the central bank digital currency. 50,000 People to Receive Free Digital Yuan...

Bank of Korea publishes book on central bank digital currency's legal issues

8.2.2021
South Korea's central bank has issue a book on legal matters that would need to be addressed to ensure the smooth operations and usefulness of a future central bank digital currency

Hardware wallet for digital yuan debuts in Xiong’an New Area

8.2.2021
China’s first hardware wallet for the digital yuan supports dual offline payments without an internet connection

US Federal Reserve Seeking Manager to Research CBDCs and Stablecoins

2.2.2021
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has posted a job advertisement that seeks to hire a role related to stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The Fed is looking for a research manager to join its team to assess the “benefits and risks” of digital assets. The Role Is Part...

Indian Parliament to Consider Bill That Creates Digital Rupee While Banning Cryptocurrencies in Current Session

30.1.2021
The Indian government has finally moved forward with a cryptocurrency bill. Entitled “The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021,” the bill has been listed for consideration in the current parliamentary session of Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s...

BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away

27.1.2021
Central banks remained adamant cryptocurrency does not factor into their CBDC calculus

Indian Central Bank Sees Cryptocurrencies Gaining Popularity, Exploring Digital Rupee

26.1.2021
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has published a booklet with a section about cryptocurrency and the digital rupee. The central bank acknowledged that cryptocurrencies have gained popularity in recent years and confirmed that it is exploring the need for a central bank...

The ‘central bank of central banks’ is building a CBDC settlement platform

22.1.2021
The Bank of International Settlements has outlined plans to embark on a variety of CBDC trials worldwide this year

Bank of France settles $2.4M fund in central bank digital currency pilot

19.1.2021
The Bank of France processed $2.4 million worth of fund units using a CBDC in December as part of ongoing experiments into blockchain and stablecoin technology

China’s Blockchain-Based Service Network to Integrate Central Bank Digital Currency

17.1.2021
The BSN expects to complete integrations with a total of 30 public blockchains this year

Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie

13.1.2021
With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce

Ukraine Chooses Stellar Foundation to Develop Its CBDC, Regulatory Infrastructure for Stablecoins

6.1.2021
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has picked the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) to develop its central bank digital currency project (CBDC). Ukraine Picks Stellar Foundation to Develop Its Central Bank Digital Currency and National Virtual Asset Strategy According to...

Russia’s central bank digital currency: Prospects and problems

20.12.2020
The digital ruble will, most likely, take the place of other forms of money, but the intrigue is which ones: non-cash or cash?

Digital ruble will undercut bank profits but help businesses: Bank of Russia

7.12.2020
Russia's central bank wants the digital ruble to help businesses by cutting out financial middlemen

China Airdrops Digital Yuan Worth $3 Million — 10,000 Stores Will Accept It

6.12.2020
Twenty million yuan ($3 million) in China’s central bank digital currency will be given away to 100,000 people in the country’s largest test of the digital yuan to date. The digital currency will be accepted at 100,000 stores, including JD.com, one of China’s largest online...