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The U.S. Should Lead the Digital Future of Money

27.4.2023
In his speech to CoinDesk’s Consensus festival yesterday, the head of the non-profit Digital Dollar Project says a U.S. central bank digital currency is too important to be left to central bankers to design. Money is a social issue requiring broad-based public engagement

China’s WeChat to Allow More In-app CBDC Payments – Digital Yuan Pilot “Accelerates”

27.4.2023
The Chinese tech giant Tencent has stated that its WeChat ecosystem will let users make digital yuan payments on applets and video channels. The move will allow WeChat users to pay via in-app applets using the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC). They will also be able to use the CBDC...

Today in Crypto: Bitpanda Joins Hands with Raiffeisenlandesbank, Galaxy Digital to Develop ETPs with DWS, China Expands CBDC on WeChat, NEAR Goes Live as Blockchain Operating System

26.4.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Today in Crypto: Bitpanda Joins Hands with Raiffeisenlandesbank, Galaxy Digital to Develop ETPs with DWS, China Expands...

Don’t Cap Digital Euro Holdings, European Parliament Study Says

26.4.2023
The paper turns on its head conventional wisdom that limits are needed to avoid supplanting the banking system

Russian CBDC ‘Ready for Launch by Year’s End’ – What Effect Will Digital Ruble Have?

26.4.2023
Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be released before 2023 is out, the government has claimed. Lenta.ru reported that 19 Russian banks are currently working with the Central Bank on its latest phase of digital ruble testing. Moscow wants to fast-track the rollout of its CBDC in...

European Central Bank: Digital Euro to Offer 'Maximum Privacy,' Though Not as Much as Cash

25.4.2023
A new central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe would be designed with privacy in mind, although it would never be as private as cash is, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) official. Speaking before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on Monday,...

S Korean MPs to Create Law that Distinguishes CBDCs from Crypto – Is Digital KRW Launch Imminent?

25.4.2023
South Korea is edging closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) launch, with a new draft law set to create legal terminology for CBDCs. Herald Kyungjae reported that a new bill will soon roll out in the National Assembly, and will include clauses that spell out the legal differences between...

China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu

25.4.2023
Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the digital currency, which has been included...

ECB considers digital euro access, distribution in third design progress report

24.4.2023
The digital euro, if it is created, will be available to Eurozone users first through familiar onboarding procedures

Lawmakers Could Still Nix Digital Euro, ECB’s Panetta Says

24.4.2023
The ECB wants the CBDC to be universally accepted, and usable by those without bank accounts, the central banker said

China City to Pay Salaries ‘100%’ in Digital Yuan – Is CBDC Adoption Accelerating?

24.4.2023
A Chinese city wants to pull of a world’s first – by becoming the first city to pay its employees entirely in a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The move would be a massive breakthrough for the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and its digital yuan token.... Read More: China City to...

China to expand CBDC use case for Belt and Road Initiative

24.4.2023
China was one of the first nations to start working on its CBDCs. However, despite the completion of its development, the government is yet to officially launch the CBDC

The day the last withdrawal is locked

24.4.2023
One day, you will probably tell your grandchildren about the Wild West days of cryptocurrency

Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency: Report

24.4.2023
The country's central bank wants people to be able to exchange Zimbabwe dollars for the gold-backed token so they can hedge against the currency's volatility

Chinese city public servants to receive digital RMB salaries from May

23.4.2023
Civil servants including public service personnel, public institution personnel and personnel of state-owned units at all levels in the city will be compensated in digital RMB payment

Russia to Work With Digital Currencies of Other Nations

23.4.2023
The platform developed for the digital ruble will be able to operate with different state-issued digital currencies, the Bank of Russia said. Mechanisms for interaction with digital coins minted by the central banks of other countries are already under development, the monetary authority unveiled....