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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)....
Witnesses Will Vouch for Stablecoins, Digital Dollars in US Senate Hearing Tuesday
30.6.2020
Witnesses will discuss stablecoins and tokenized dollars during Tuesday's Senate Banking hearing on the digitization of money
Regional CBDCs Can Fuel International Trade, but USD Seems Unbeatable
25.6.2020
As Libra and COVID-19 give a push to CBDCs, some projects are looking to dethrone the main international currency
Blockchain Bites: Rethinking Libra, Craig Wright and Something Smells Fishy in Blockchain
25.6.2020
Craig Wright will go to trial, while IBM and a Norwegian association team up to track salmon on blockchain
CBDC Issuance Is ‘Not a Reaction’ to Libra, Says Central Bank Body
25.6.2020
The Bank for International Settlements appeared to contradict its own prior statements in a new digital payments report
Bank for International Settlements Calls CBDCs a Potential ‘Sea Change’
24.6.2020
The leading global central bank institution has published new research on central bank digital currencies, noting a major shift in their direction thanks to Libra as well as COVID-19
BIS Expects COVID-19 Crisis to Boost CBDC Development Worldwide
24.6.2020
The Bank for International Settlements expects the COVID-19 crisis’ impact on retail payments to have a positive effect on central bank digital currency development
CBDCs Don’t Fix Broken Monetary Policy, Say Execs at Stablecoin Saga
22.6.2020
CBDCs promise to speed up existing systems but are unlikely to change the direction central banks have already been taking
Thai Central Bank Taps Cement Company for First Digital Currency Payments
20.6.2020
The Bank of Thailand is integrating a CBDC payments system into the financials of the country’s oldest cement company in an extension of its Inthanon project
US Fed Chair Says Private Entities Should Not Help Design Central Bank Digital Currencies
17.6.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he believes central banks would have to design and implement CBDCs, not private entities
Decred Co-Founder: CBDCs Can Facilitate Crony Capitalism
17.6.2020
Co-founder of Decred believes that the CBDCs could create greater information asymmetries that would benefit ruling elites
In the Wildcat Era of Stablecoins, Commercial Banks Have New Rails to Ride
16.6.2020
Today's stablecoin market mirrors the “wildcat banking” era of the mid-1800s, when banks printed their own dollars. Like then, federal intervention is likely
Canada’s Central Bank Is Serious About Designing a CBDC, Job Posting Reveals
16.6.2020
The Bank of Canada is preparing to design its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), detailing its plans in a new job posting
Blockchain Bites: JPMorgan on Bitcoin, South Korea on CBDCs and the Porn Industry on Crypto
15.6.2020
JPMorgan bond analysts think bitcoin has passed its first stress test while South Korea's central bank is continuing to research CBDCs
Korea’s Central Bank Forms Legal Panel to Advise on Possible Digital Currency Launch
15.6.2020
The Bank of Korea has set up a legal panel to advise on possible regulatory sticking points for a future CBDC issuance
Blockchain Bites: CBDCs on Capitol Hill, Custody Battles and Smart Drugs
11.6.2020
Lawmakers will convene today to discuss the possibility of using digital dollars to distribute coronavirus relief, while Filecoin releases its new testnet
Libra Is Ready for the Digital Money ‘Space Race’: Dante Disparte
10.6.2020
Libra's most vexing challenge may be juggling inclusion and compliance. But policy chief Dante Disparte says the project is not giving up on reaching the unbanked