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More than three-quarters of central banks considering a CBDC: Research

The report by PwC shows that 80% of central banks are considering or have already launched a CBDC.

Apr 5, 2022cointelegraphmBridge
China expands e-yuan pilot

Beijing to trail use of central bank digital currency outside of Olympic Games centres

Apr 4, 2022centralbankinge-CNY
Law Decoded: ‘Unhosted’ wallets are just ‘wallets,’ March 28–April 4

Yet another regulatory attack on self-hosted wallets, a digital dollar with privacy protections, and more of the same for spot BTC ETFs.

Apr 4, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Bank of Japan official calls for G7 nations to adopt common crypto regulations

The Bank of Japan has warned G7 nations that a common regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies needs to be introduced quickly to discuss digital assets to be used to skirt sanctions.

Apr 1, 2022cointelegraphDigital yen
Project Ellipse: an integrated regulatory data and analytics platform

Project Ellipse explores how technology solutions could enable supervision to be more forward-looking, insights-based and data-driven using an integrated regulatory data and analytics platform. The Ellipse prototype combines both structured and unstructured sources of data that are relevant to current events in real time. Advanced analytics are then applied to those integrated data sources to provide supervisors with early warning indicators, analytics and prudential metrics.

Mar 31, 2022bis
'Nothing is growing as fast as cryptocurrency': Kyrgyz MP wants national crypto

Kyrgyzstan has regulated the crypto exchanges and the mining industry, however, there are no laws governing the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country.

Mar 30, 2022cointelegraph
DeFi, Web3, CBDC still unknown for most: Survey

A new survey finds that crypto adoption and DeFi usage among Americans is deceptively low despite the echo chamber of the industry-leading people to believe otherwise.

Mar 30, 2022cointelegraph
Singapore and Cambodia to Explore CBDC to Boost Payments Ecosystem

Singapore and Cambodia are notably exploring the use of CBDCs and digital currencies to improve their payment ecosystem efficiency and bolster the growth of startups aboard.

Mar 28, 2022blockchainnews
BoE partners with MIT on CBDC

Bank of Canada and the Boston Fed have also teamed up with MIT on research projects

Mar 28, 2022centralbanking
Bank of England Teams up with MIT on CBDC Research Project

To delve deeper into the opportunities, risks, trade-offs, and potential technical challenges faced when developing a CBDC system, the Bank of England has joined hands Massachusetts Institute of Te

Mar 28, 2022blockchainnews
From taxes to electricity, blockchain adoption is growing in Austria

The blockchain technology landscape is shifting in Austria, with public institutions and private firms experimenting with the tech.

Mar 28, 2022cointelegraphDigital Euro
MIT adds the Bank of England to its stable of CBDC research partners

The Bank of England will launch a yearlong joint research project with MIT, which is already working with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Bank of Canada.

Mar 25, 2022cointelegraphDigital Pound
Denis Beau: From open banking to open finance

Speech by Mr Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the France Payments Forum "The Europe of banking and financial services" – Paris Europlace – France Innovation, Paris, 24 March 2022.

Mar 25, 2022bisDigital Euro
Project Dunbar raises ‘more questions than answers’

BIS’s multi-CBDC project focused on qualitative benefits and trialled small-scale cross-border transfers

Mar 23, 2022centralbanking