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Dutch Central Bank Wants to Be European Union’s CBDC Proving Ground
21.4.2020
The Dutch Central Bank is making a bid to become the European Union’s proving ground for a central bank digital currency
Facebook’s ‘Scaled Back’ Libra Proposal Is More Dangerous Than You Think
21.4.2020
With stablecoin announcements from China and Libra in the same week, the war over the future of money is reaching a new height, says our columnist
Survey: Consumers Trust CBDCs Over Privately-Issued Crypto Assets
20.4.2020
Half of the respondents would trust a digital currency issued by a central bank, while just 26% expressed trust decentralized crypto assets
Chinese State-Owned Bank Offers Test Interface for PBoC Central Bank Digital Currency
14.4.2020
The Agricultural Bank of China has rolled out an internal test interface for the nation's central bank digital currency, allowing whitelisted users to register and trialing certain functions
Private Companies Could Play Role in CBDC Issuance, Bank of England Says
7.4.2020
Analysts from the U.K.'s central bank said private currencies could work alongside any future CBDC initiative if they offered real utility
China Will ‘Undoubtedly’ Pursue Digital Yuan, Central Bank Says
6.4.2020
The People’s Bank of China has sent one of its strongest signals yet of a commitment to creating a digital national currency
South Korean Central Bank Accelerates Digital Currency Pilot to Keep Up With Other Nations
6.4.2020
The Bank of Korea has historically been skeptical about CBDCs, but now it's having to keep up
The World Might See CBDCs Sooner Than Expected
6.4.2020
The “central bank of central banks” and multiple analysts think that the fear of the coronavirus transmission via cash and banking cards may shorten the road to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
People are afraid of using cash, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in their...
BIS Researchers Say Coronavirus Could Spur Central Banks to Adopt Digital Payments
3.4.2020
BIS researchers think COVID-19 may accelerate the adoption of digital payments and sharpen the debate over central bank digital currencies
How Central Banks Could Use Digital Cash to Deliver Universal Basic Income
30.3.2020
Central banks are well placed to deliver regular, no-questions-asked monthly payments to everyone, and to manage any ensuing inflation
Geopolitical Crisis May Benefit Oil, Gold and CBDCs, Not Bitcoin
26.3.2020
Demand for gold is skyrocketing and the clamor for scarce assets in a remote-first world was precisely where bitcoin was supposed to shine. But it's complicated
The Pandemic Gives Digital Currencies Another Chance to Shine
24.3.2020
Which digital currencies , if any, are useful in a crisis, asks a Marcelo Prates, a lawyer with the Brazilian central bank. CBDCs, bitcoin, or maybe Libra?
BitMEX Report: Issuance of CBDCs May Lead to Inflation
18.3.2020
BitMEX Research suggests that the issuance of the CBDC will lead to inflation as the last lever on the banks’ ability to create money will be lifted
DeFi Skepticism, Decentralization, Tax Define London Blockchain Week
13.3.2020
Experts at London Blockchain Week say security is DeFi’s greatest challenge: “We used to have nerds attacking the system, now we have nerds with money”
Disney World Economics: How Coronavirus Could Be Used to Justify a Global Financial Reset
13.3.2020
‘What in the world is going on’ has now become a question of real pertinence, instead of just a cliché for common bewilderment. As COVID-19 panic grips the world, ripple effects are crashing markets and effectively canceling economies across the globe, scrawling the writing on...
Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on CBDCs
13.3.2020
The 57-page paper released by the UK’s central bank outlines how CBDCs could be introduced to existing markets
Digital Pound Could Present ‘Challenges’ for UK, Says Mark Carney
12.3.2020
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England highlighted the potential risks to monetary governance if a central bank digital currency were to be launched in the U.K
That Noise You’re Hearing? Central Banks Struggling to Evolve
11.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at the evolving role of central banks in the context of the current crisis, and what that could mean for crypto
Viral Tech: London Blockchain Week Spreads Into Day Two Despite Coronavirus Scare
7.3.2020
London Blockchain Week carries on despite looming Coronavirus fears
Japan Doesn’t Need a Digital Yen, Asserts BOJ Official
6.3.2020
A digital yen could have serious unintended consequences, the Bank of Japan's deputy governor warned