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Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen CBDC Pilot Later This Year
22.2.2023
The Bank of Japan is preparing to launch a pilot test for a digital yen, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), later this year. Shinichi Uchida, executive director of the Bank of Japan, explained that the goals of this new pilot are to test the technical feasibility of the currency and...
Today in Crypto: ‘Fundamental Clash Between Regulations and Crypto’, Ethereum Devs Patch Testnet Bug, Bank of Japan Set to Launch CBDC Pilot in April
17.2.2023
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Russia to roll out CBDC pilot with real consumers in April
17.2.2023
Russia’s central bank is preparing to launch the first consumer pilot for the digital ruble in collaboration with 13 local banks
The Bank of Japan to launch its CBDC pilot before May
17.2.2023
The Bank decided to launch a pilot program for “digital yen” in April, after finishing its Proof of Concept testing, that has begun in 2021
India to Start Retail CBDC Pilot in Four Cities With Four Banks
29.11.2022
India's central bank will start testing its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the cities of Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar with the initial participation of four banks
News Summary: Indian CBDC Pilot to Launch Within a Month, Three Arrested for Major Crypto-related Crimes, EQONEX Files for Debt Restructuring
22.11.2022
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The Reserve Bank of India to launch a retail CBDC pilot in December
22.11.2022
The digital rupee is intended as a supplement to the current payment system and not its replacement
FTX bankruptcy filing details, Binance’s crypto industry fund and a U.S. CBDC pilot: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 13-19
19.11.2022
NY Fed launches 12-week CBDC pilot program with major banks
15.11.2022
Banking giants including BNY Mellon, Citi, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo will be issuing tokens and settling transactions through simulated central bank reserves as part of the pilot
India's Central Bank to Start Wholesale CBDC Pilot Nov. 1
31.10.2022
The Reserve Bank of India will begin its wholesale e-rupee pilot project on Nov. 1 with a focus on settlement of secondary market transactions in government securities
Japanese Credit Card Giant JCB Begins CBDC Pilot in Tokyo
25.10.2022
The Japanese credit card giant JCB is set to begin a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot that will intentionally make use of technology similar to that used by the central Bank of Japan in its own digital yen experiments....
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BIS marks CBDC pilot as 'successful' with $22M transacted
28.9.2022
Over $12 million in value was issued in the pilot with commercial and central banks in Hong Kong, Thailand, the UAE and China taking part
‘This Is the Usual’: Thai Central Bank Governor on CBDC Pilot Delay
1.6.2022
Brazilian central bank president confirms CBDC pilot will launch in 2022
12.4.2022
The sovereign national digital currency will be based on national fiat and would have a fixed supply quite similar to Bitcoin
WeChat Pay to Offer Digital Yuan Payment Options as China’s CBDC Pilot Expands
8.4.2022
The Chinese e-pay platform WeChat Pay has unveiled a digital yuan interoperability solution that will allow users of the service to make payments in the central bank-issued token.
As reported, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has recently expanded the number of cities included in...
‘Bank of Jamaica Will Roll Out Digital Jamaican Dollar in 2022,’ Says Prime Minister
14.2.2022
According to an announcement from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness the Bank of Jamaica plans to “roll out” its central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the country’s successful pilot last year. Jamaica’s CBDC Is Due to Launch This Year Jamaica, the island...
Jamaican Central Bank Says It Has ‘Successfully Completed CBDC Pilot’
4.1.2022
The Jamaican central bank successfully completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency, a statement from the bank has said. The statement however reveals that only one payment service provider participated in the pilot. Only One Payment Provider Participated in the Pilot The Bank...
Bank of Jamaica completes first CBDC pilot
3.1.2022
The Bank of Jamaica initially partnered with the Irish cryptography firm eCurrency Mint for its CBDC project in March 2021
Kazakhstan's central bank reports results on CBDC pilot project
16.12.2021
The National Bank of Kazakhstan said it plans to present some of the results of the CBDC study to stakeholders in July 2022 and reaching a decision on launching a digital tenge by December
IMF Warns El Salvador, India's Crypto Soap Opera, Brazil's CBDC Pilot + More News
23.11.2021
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