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South Korean Central Bank Sets ‘Real-World’ CBDC Pilot Date

5.10.2023
The South Korean central bank has set a date for its “real-world” CBDC pilot, with the first citizens slated to use the coin in the fourth quarter of FY2024. Per the broadcaster KBS, the Bank of Korea (BOK) will team up with the country’s top financial regulators – the Financial Services...

Bank of Korea to start CBDC infrastructure pilot

4.10.2023
The pilot will include private banks and public institutions, while the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will support it with technical expertise

Russian Corporations Using Digital Ruble as CBDC Pilot Gathers Pace

4.10.2023
Russian corporations are starting to make use of the digital ruble, the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Per a report from SPB IT RU, the state-run Sirius Innovation Science and Technology Center has opened a corporate digital ruble wallet. The center has already used its wallet...

You Can Pilot Your Very Own Transformable Mecha Suit For A Cool $3 Million

3.10.2023
A Tokyo-based robot manufacturer is selling a pilotable mecha robot that looks like it came straight out of Mobile Suit Gundam (or Patlabor if you’re really cool) for a whopping $3 million.Read more

Bank of Russia Digital Ruble Pilot Update: ‘Everything Going as Planned’

3.10.2023
The Bank of Russia offered an update about the state of the digital ruble, the Russian central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is currently in a nationwide pilot. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that the pilot was “going as planned” and that more...

Today in Crypto: UBS Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund Pilot on Ethereum, $8BN was a 'Rounding Error' to SBF

2.10.2023
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: UBS Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund Pilot on Ethereum, $8BN was a 'Rounding Error' to SBF

Georgia preparing limited live CBDC pilot, considering Ripple among tech providers

29.9.2023
As the country is considered for EU membership, the digital lari is seen as providing interoperability with a digital euro while preserving monetary freedom

Georgia Lists Nine Tech Providers Including Ripple and Bitt For its Next Stage CBDC Pilot

29.9.2023
The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has shortlisted nine companies to compete as technology partners for the nation's central bank digital currency (CBDC) project dubbed Digital GEL. The national bank of the Caucasian nation announced Thursday that it will introduce “a Limited Access Live Pilot...

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Joins CBDC Interoperability Pilot

28.9.2023
China’s Tencent, the operator of the WeChat and WeChat Pay platforms, will join central bank-led digital yuan and CBDC interoperability pilots. WeChatPay, along with its rival Alipay, has cornered some 15% of the Chinese payments market. But in recent years, Tencent has moved to align with...

Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina: ‘Cash Is Not Going Away’

19.9.2023
Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Bank of Russia, talked about the future of cash in the context of the digital ruble pilot currently being executed in the country. Nabiullina explained that physical money was not disappearing and that the future implementation of the digital ruble was directed...

Swift Collaborates with Three Central Banks to Pilot CBDC Interoperability

15.9.2023
Swift has partnered with three central banks to conduct beta testing of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) connector solution in an effort to advance cross-border payments using CBDCs. In a recent press release, the global financial messaging network said that the Hong Kong Monetary...

How To Level Up Starfield's Piloting Skills Super Fast (And Fly Any Ship)

13.9.2023
If you’re just starting out in Starfield, chances are you’ll come across a vessel you can’t pilot for one reason or another. Maybe it’s a ship class outside of your skill set or maybe it has parts you can’t take advantage of due to a lack of training or maybe you’re just struggling to grasp...

Latam Insights: El Salvador Launches Pilot to Introduce Bitcoin Content in Schools, Bitso Teams up With Despegar in Argentina

11.9.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: El Salvador launches a pilot to add Bitcoin content to school curriculums, Bitso announces a partnership with Despegar in a cashout program, and Uruguay...

India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Has 1.5M Users, 300K Merchants, Says RBI Chief

11.9.2023
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has revealed that India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) now has around 1.5 million users. In addition, over 300,000 merchants are currently accepting payments in digital rupees, and the pilot is being operated through 13 banks in...

CFTC Commissioner Proposes ‘First-Ever’ US Pilot Program for Crypto Regulation

9.9.2023
A commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed the “first-ever” pilot program in the U.S. “to support the development of compliant digital asset markets and tokenization.” The regulator emphasized: “Our principles-based framework...

Palau Finishes Distribution Phase of Stablecoin Pilot, Organizes Feedback Survey

9.9.2023
Palau is preparing to close the distribution phase of its stablecoin pilot after having extended it for 30 additional days to examine additional use cases and growing popular demand. Palau Ministry of Finance board member Jay Hunter Anson explained that the pilot was a “temporary, research...

El Salvador Launches Pilot Project to Include Bitcoin Content in School Curriculums

8.9.2023
The Ministry of Education in El Salvador partnered with Mi Primer Bitcoin (MPB), a nonprofit educational organization, to make Bitcoin-related content part of the school curriculum in the country. The pilot program will train 150 teachers to impart Bitcoin education, bringing the program to...