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BIS Identifies Three Key Factors as Challenges of Wholesale CBDC

The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is generating more questions than answers as the multinational banking institution weighs in the tec

Mar 22, 2022blockchainnews
Central bankers see ‘potential’ in stablecoins

But John Williams, Cecilia Skingsley and Perry Warjiyo warn such systems must be better regulated

Mar 22, 2022centralbanking
BIS joint pilot: Institutions can use CBDCs for international settlements

The experimental CBDC platform proved that the design approaches used to address three major issues of access, jurisdictional boundaries and governance were effective.

Mar 22, 2022cointelegraphDigital Euro
Qatar to Explore CBDC

Qatar is exploring use cases of introducing a CBDC, including all aspects, the pros and cons of the digital currency as well as digital banking.

Mar 20, 2022blockchainnewsQatar CBDC
Qatar exploring digital banks and central bank digital currencies

The central bank is expected to set a direction for its future focus soon, particularly on various fintech verticals.

Mar 18, 2022cointelegraph
Russia’s central bank goes to war: Is cryptocurrency a friend or foe?

Policymakers in Moscow are scrambling to rethink their approach to digital currency as one of several means of protecting the increasingly isolated economy.

Mar 17, 2022cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Canadian Central Bank Partners with MIT for CBDC Research

Although the Bank of Canada still has no plans to issue a Central Bank Digital Currency, it has accelerated its research on such a project.

Mar 17, 2022blockchainnews
Web3 will be key to the future of China's internet, says security regulator

Yao Qian predicted that Web3 will reorganize the organizational form and business model of the internet economy and offer a level playing field for all.

Mar 17, 2022cointelegraph
Bank of Canada collaborating with MIT on CBDC research

The bank will work alongside the MIT Media Labs’ Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) team to examine how “advanced technologies could affect the potential design of a CBDC.”

Mar 17, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Blockchain Association policy head: US shouldn't compete with China's CBDC using surveillance tools

"We will not compete against China — an authoritarian dictatorship — by also acting like an authoritarian dictatorship," said Jake Chervinsky.

Mar 16, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Bitcoin well positioned to help governments create cheaper CBDCs: Deloitte

Deloitte analysis shows how Bitcoin can help traditional fiat currency improve drastically in terms of speed, security, efficiency, cross-border payments.

Mar 15, 2022cointelegraphJAM-DEX
CBDCs Will Not Change the Role of Stablecoins, Says Tether CTO

The subject of CBDCs has garnered a lot of thoughts from experts in the cryptocurrency ecosystem; one of them is Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino.

Mar 11, 2022blockchainnewse-CNY
Biden orders CBDC report from Fed and other agencies

Report must advise on how possible CBDC would affect US security and sovereignty

Mar 11, 2022centralbanking