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Blockchain Bites: Why UN and Federal Reserve Experts Think CBDCs Could Kill Commercial Banking

5.6.2020
U.N. and Federal Reserve experts think CBDCs can compete with commercial banks, New York and France enter a regulatory agreement while Europol has Wasabi Wallet concerns

Digital Currencies Could Replace Low-Interest Bank Accounts, Says UN Expert

5.6.2020
Low-interest rates have removed one of the few remaining incentives for holding a bank account, meaning digital currency could be a better alternative, argues a UN expert

Ousting the Greenback: USD Still King as BTC and CBDCs Mount Challenge

4.6.2020
The advent of digital money will threaten the U.S. dollar’s global dominance, but it won’t be easy to dethrone the current global reserve currency

CBDCs With a Twist: The Public-Private Solutions Needed for Adoption

2.6.2020
Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solutions under development use the approach

Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC

29.5.2020
The Digital Dollar Project's first white paper describes how a two-tiered system underpinning a tokenized dollar could modernize the U.S. financial system

Grayscale: Central Bank Digital Currencies Will ‘Neither Replace nor Harm Scarce, Uncompromising Bitcoin’

28.5.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose no threat to Bitcoin’s value proposition, instead, they will spur its growth toward mass adoption. In a new report, Grayscale Investments said CBDCs will never replace BTC because unlike the top cryptocurrency, they can be inflationary and are open...

Central Banks Could Partner with Private Sector on CBDCs

26.5.2020
The Euro symbol in front of the European Central Bank. The idea of central banks running the entire central bank digital currency (CBDCs) show is "out the door," and is being replaced by the private-public partnership, according to Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Division Chief in...

First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a Boost From Central Bank Digital Currencies

26.5.2020
CBDCs might seem to be anathema to the mission statement of bitcoin, but they may prove to be a valuable on-ramp for new investors

Central Banks Mull Creating a CBDC, but Not on a Blockchain: Survey

15.5.2020
Forty-six central banks would consider a broader form of distributed ledger technology for a CBDC but aren't crazy about putting it on a blockchain

Visa Patent Filing Would Allow Central Banks to Mint Digital Fiat Currencies Using Blockchain

15.5.2020
The filing details a way for fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, to be turned into a central bank digital currency

CipherTrace Wants to Guide Central Banks on Their Digital Currency Projects

12.5.2020
The blockchain analytics firm is launching an initiative to pitch itself to central banks as both a tech partner and a guiding influence on future digital currency projects

Mauritius Central Banker Confirms Island’s Digital Currency Plans

12.5.2020
The Bank of Mauritius is inching closer to issuing a retail-focused central bank digital currency (CBDC), its governor confirmed Tuesday

The Problem With Money Is ‘Too Much Privacy,’ Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers

11.5.2020
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its widespread use for storing and moving the proceeds from corruption