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'Brutal and unrelentingly hard': Singapore regulator's clampdown on crypto
24.6.2022
The remarks from the regulator's chief fintech officer could see the city-state lose its perception as one of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world
Digital Pound Foundation launches to promote CBDC development in the UK
14.10.2021
The think tank wants to ensure the United Kingdom keeps pace with the developments in the emerging digital landscape
India CBDC pilot may commence in December, says RBI governor
27.8.2021
India’s central bank is carefully considering the merits of issuing a digital rupee as CBDC exploration continues to gather steam across the globe
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC with German securities printing firm G+D
11.8.2021
Originally specialized in currency and securities printing, Giesecke+Devrient has been increasingly working with central banks like the Bank of Thailand in piloting CBDCs
Blockchain not suitable for CBDC, says Swiss national bank economist
25.6.2021
Global economists continue to question the implications of blockchain implementation for central bank digital currencies
BIS optimistic about central bank digital currencies
23.6.2021
The central bank of central banks says CBDCs are necessary for maintaining the status quo of the legacy financial system
Ghana gearing for central bank digital currency pilot
4.6.2021
Ghana is striving to become the first African nation to float a central bank digital currency
China to hand out $6.2M in new digital yuan trial in Beijing
2.6.2021
Beijing residents should apply to participate in the lottery until midnight on June 7
Bank of Canada sees no strong case for a digital dollar — for now
27.5.2021
Amid the global CBDC race, the Canadian central bank does not currently see a strong case for issuing a state digital currency
South Africa's central bank begins preliminary study for retail CBDC
25.5.2021
The South African Reserve Bank has begun exploratory studies on central bank digital currencies
Central Bank of Bahrain and JPMorgan to work on digital currency settlement pilot
13.5.2021
The Central Bank of Bahrain expects that its digital currency collaboration with JPMorgan and Bank ABC could extend to a CBDC
UK government establishes central bank digital currency task force
19.4.2021
The United Kingdom is the latest country to begin exploring the possibility of creating a central bank digital currency
Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot
7.4.2021
The Riksbank said that CBDC technology still requires further investigation
Jamaica's central bank taps Irish tech outfit for CBDC project
26.3.2021
The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May
Bank of Russia to start digital ruble trials in 2022
11.3.2021
The Bank of Russia hopes to complete a prototype platform for a digital ruble by the end of 2021
Ant-backed MYbank to help China expand digital yuan trial
22.2.2021
Tencent-backed WeBank and Ant Financial-backed MYbank will reportedly be the first private banks to join China’s digital yuan pilot
Digital ruble will undercut bank profits but help businesses: Bank of Russia
7.12.2020
Russia's central bank wants the digital ruble to help businesses by cutting out financial middlemen
Deutsche Bank: central bank digital currency will replace cash in long term
12.11.2020
Deutsche Bank has called on Europe to accelerate the development of central bank digital currencies
China’s digital yuan pilots have processed $300M so far, says PBoC head
2.11.2020
China’s digital yuan pilot program is picking up speed
Reserve Bank of Australia forms partnerships to research CBDC
2.11.2020
The project will “explore if there is a future role for a wholesale CBDC in the Australian payments system,” according to the RBA