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Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of Digital Yen Initiative

31.7.2020
The central bank's most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks

Czech Central Bank Board Member Criticizes CBDCs as ‘Helicopter Money’

24.7.2020
The Czech National Bank's Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now

Tech Like CBDCs Central to Senate Hearing on China-US Competition

22.7.2020
Senate looks at tech and innovation, including CBDC development, as critical area within rising tensions with China

US Lags Behind Other Nations Regarding CBDCs, Says Former CFTC Commissioner

22.7.2020
According to former CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen, the U.S. is behind other nations working on a CBDC

Tether CTO: ‘USDT Will Continue to Exist Alongside CBDCs’

21.7.2020
With a market cap over $10B, Tether isn’t likely to be displaced by any central bank digital currency according to Paolo Ardoino

Bank of Japan Forms New Team to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency

20.7.2020
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen

A Path of Challenges: Will CBDCs Prevail Over Private Blockchains?

16.7.2020
CBDCs will be the leading digital currencies of the future, and only the competition between various models will determine the winner

Bank of England Considering a Central Bank Digital Currency, Governor Says

14.7.2020
The U.K.'s central bank is discussing the possibility of launching a digital currency, perhaps in several years

Bank of Lithuania's LBCOIN is a 'Playground' for Testing CBDCs

9.7.2020
The reverse of the physical coin. While presenting their new digital coin, the first of its kind, the central bank of Lithuania said that this project serves as a type of a testing ground for a possible future central bank digital currency (CBDC). At the press conference Thursday morning, the Bank...

CBDCs and COVID-19 Top Agenda in First Two Days of Unitize Conference

8.7.2020
An overview of the first two days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference where top crypto and blockchain experts offered their views on topical issues in the industry

How CBDCs Might Change Our Daily Payments

4.7.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could provide consumers with cheaper and faster payments, according to experts in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. They’ll sidestep the need for an account with a commercial bank, and in the process will reduce many of the costs and risks that come...

Senate Banking Committee Remains Open to Idea of Digital Dollar in Tuesday’s Hearing

1.7.2020
While not every lawmaker was on board with the idea of a central bank digital currency during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, no one explicitly rejected it either

BIS Plans New Central Banking Fintech Research Hubs in Europe, North America

30.6.2020
The Bank for International Settlements is expanding its “Innovation Hub” with a handful of new locations in Canada and Europe

CBDCs Might Increase Central Banks' Footprint on Financial System - BIS

30.6.2020
The introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could potentially lead to central bank expanding its footprint on the financial system, according to Economic Adviser and Head of Research at the "central bank of central banks," the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)....