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France, Luxembourg Test CBDC for 100M Euro Bond Issue
29.11.2022
The Venus Initiative is the latest attempt to use digital representations of money for financial-market settlement
Today in Crypto: FTX Resumes Employee Salaries, Huobi Partners with Tron & DMC on Dominica Coin, Ukrainian & Indian CBDCs
29.11.2022
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EIB settles €100 million digital bond on private blockchain
29.11.2022
"Unlike some cryptocurrencies using blockchain technology, the EIB's blockchain bond issues do not lead to extensive energy use," the bank wrote
President of Bank of Brazil Shows ‘Open Finance’ Digital Real Concept Featuring Stablecoin Integration and Payments Functionality
29.11.2022
Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Bank of Brazil, explained the role that the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real, might play in the future of personal finance. At an event, Neto explained the concept of “open finance,” showing a “super app”...
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
Ukraine Considering CBDC That Can Facilitate Crypto Trading
29.11.2022
The National Bank of Ukraine says it is looking at retail payments, virtual asset circulation and cross-border transactions as possible use cases for a central bank digital currency
National Bank of Ukraine releases draft concept for digital hryvnia
29.11.2022
One of the design options for the Ukrainian CBDC describes the e-hryvnia available for usage in crypto exchange operations
Tokenized government bonds free up liquidity in traditional financial systems
28.11.2022
There are a number of benefits associated with tokenized government bonds, yet adoption may take time
Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen Pilot Program Next Year
26.11.2022
The Bank of Japan is preparing to run a test trial of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yen, with help from three top banks and regional institutions. The pilot program, estimated to last two years, will focus on testing the currency via several transactions,...
Japanese Digital Yen Pilot to Begin ‘in Early 2023’
25.11.2022
The Japanese central bank could begin piloting the digital yen as early as spring 2023 and will reportedly start a trial involving “consumers and private sector companies.”...
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BIS report finds uneven progress, differing motivations in African CBDC adoption
24.11.2022
A survey of the continent’s central banks shows optimism about greater efficiency and inclusion, but several drawbacks remain; Nigeria already has an operational retail CBDC
Today in Crypto: Australia Sues Block Earner, Hacker Steals $42M from Fenbushi Founding Partner, DBS Completes Repurchase Transaction on a Blockchain-based Network
23.11.2022
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Bank of Japan to trial digital yen with three megabanks
23.11.2022
The Japanese central bank plans to make a decision on whether to issue a digital currency by 2026
Bank of Japan to Run CBDC Experiments With Country's Megabanks: Report
23.11.2022
The central bank will decide on issuing a CBDC in 2026
Hong Kong Preparing to Join Digital Yuan Pilot, Extend ‘Cross-border’ Reach
23.11.2022
Mainland China and Hong Kong are set to co-launch the digital yuan’s first cross-border pilot project – as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC)-led project edges ever-closer to roll out.
According to Shanghai Securities News, Howard Lee, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority...
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
The nightmare continues for Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX — Law Decoded, Nov. 14-21
21.11.2022
The founder of FTX provoked the withdrawal of his legal team and now faces the possibility of extradition to the United States
New York Fed and 9 Major Banks to Test ‘Interoperable Network of Central Bank Wholesale Digital Money’
19.11.2022
Nine major financial institutions and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have started to experiment with a digital dollar proof of concept to see if distributed ledger technology can improve settlement between central banks, commercial banks, and regulated non-banks. The New York Fed details that...
FTX bankruptcy filing details, Binance’s crypto industry fund and a U.S. CBDC pilot: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 13-19
19.11.2022