Search
11% of Central Bankers Consider ‘Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin’ Gold Alternatives: UBS Survey
9.7.2021
A UBS survey finds that central bankers see benefits in investing in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. 28% see benefits from cryptocurrency being an uncorrelated asset and “11% would consider it as an alternative to gold.” Central Bankers See Benefits in Investing in Cryptocurrencies Like...
China’s digital yuan deploys at speed, leaving dust in its path
8.7.2021
From being labeled impractical to nearing mainstream deployment, the digital yuan can transform the global economic landscape
France and Singapore pilot cross-border CBDC transactions
8.7.2021
The central banks of France and Singapore are working on a digital currency interoperability system supporting multiple global CBDCs
China's central bank worried about stablecoins' risk to financial systems
8.7.2021
While Visa and other major private payments networks see the potential of stablecoins, China's central bank believes they pose serious risks to global financial systems
New Zealand's Reserve Bank consulting public on a potential CBDC
8.7.2021
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will look at the potential for a CBDC “to work alongside cash as government-backed money,” and assess the issues around the emergence of crypto assets such as stablecoins
Chinese Bank Employees Told to Entice 300 Customers to Use the Digital Yuan
7.7.2021
In mid-May, a report stemming from residents in Shenzhen, China explained that the digital yuan wasn’t seeing widespread participation, which the Chinese government has alluded to in many press releases. Now a handful of China’s state-owned banks have asked staff to recruit 200 to...
Bank of Jamaica to begin digital currency pilot in August
7.7.2021
The Bank of Jamaica is getting ready to begin testing its planned central bank digital currency in collaboration with financial institutions in the country
Chinese banks tell staff to recruit up to 300 new digital yuan users each
7.7.2021
Six of China’s top banks have tasked their employees with promoting digital yuan wallets to between 200 to 300 people a year
Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022
6.7.2021
While the U.S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan’s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting closer to its realization as well. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party member, Hideki Murai...
Report: Vietnam's PM asks State Bank to trial digital currency on blockchain
5.7.2021
Vietnamese news outlets have reported that the country's prime minister, Phạm Minh Chính, has tasked the State Bank with studying and conducting a pilot for a digital currency
Japan’s finance industry awaits clearer picture of digital yen in 2022
5.7.2021
The digital yen should be compatible with other CBDCs to counter China’s progress with its digital yuan, one official argued
Prime Minister of Vietnam Asks Central Bank to Pilot Digital Currency
5.7.2021
Pham Minh Chinh, the prime minister of Vietnam, has asked the country’s central bank to conduct a study of cryptocurrency and pilot the implementation of a blockchain-based currency within the next two years. The efforts are part of the Asian country’s new e-government strategy....
Brian Armstrong Meets With Fed Chair Jerome Powell – ‘US Needs to Be a Major Crypto Player to Stay Relevant’
4.7.2021
According to Jerome Powell’s conference calendar, the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, met with the Federal Reserve chairman and former House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan to speak about the implications of digital currencies. The meeting’s details are unclear but most of...
New Bill to Ban Crypto Payments in Iran, Support Mining and Regulate Exchange
3.7.2021
Urged by the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Iranian lawmakers have prepared new legislation to introduce comprehensive rules for the expanding industry. While the bill effectively bans crypto payments in the country, it aims to support cryptocurrency mining and regulate the exchange...
George Soros’ Investment Fund Is Reportedly Trading Bitcoin Products
1.7.2021
The Hungarian-born American billionaire investor George Soros’ investment fund is actively trading bitcoin investment products, according to reports. Undisclosed sources reveal that bitcoin trading got the green light from the Soros Fund Management chief investment officer (CIO) Dawn...
UK chancellor names CBDC on list of financial reforms for Treasury
1.7.2021
“While I believe in the power of new technology, we also need to manage its impact on our economy and society,” said Rishi Sunak
Beijing and Suzhou Railways Now Accept Digital Yuan Payments for Ride Fares
1.7.2021
Beijing subway has officially launched a new program that allows passengers to pay for rides with the central bank digital currency (CBDC) also known as the digital yuan. The news follows the subway system in East China’s Jiangsu province in the city of Suzhou which also allows digital yuan...
Fed Vice Chair Quarles Says Digital Dollar Could Pose Significant Risks to US Banking System
1.7.2021
The Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision and the chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Randal K. Quarles, doubts the benefits of the digital dollar but says it “could pose significant and concrete risks” to the U.S. banking system. Fed Vice Chair Speptical About...
Beijing subway now accepts digital yuan
30.6.2021
Beijing's rail transit service now accepts digital yuan for subway rides through an integration with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party pens public digital currency initiative
30.6.2021
Spain’s oldest active political party is reportedly looking to create a public digital currency