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ECB does not plan to announce whether it will proceed with digital euro proof of concept until mid-2021
Preliminary talks are underway to begin testing the e-CNY in the special administrative region of Hong Kong.
The Bank for International Settlements' Innovation Hub (BISIH) Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial infrastructure operator SIX today announced the successful completion of a joint proof-of-concept experiment that integrates tokenised digital assets and central bank money.
COVID-19 could force the Bank of Canada to launch a CBDC sooner than previously expected.
Macau’s gambling industry is reeling amid rumors that the city’s regulator is in talks with casino operators regarding the introduction of China’s digital yuan.
Joseph Lubin believes Eth2’s development will move quicker than many are expecting, predicting the new protocol will “absorb” Ethereum in “the not-too-distant future”
Is Spotify hinting at soon-to-come crypto features?
Despite ambitions of overtaking the dollar, China's central bank will have a hard time monitoring all the transactions involved in a CBDC, though commercial banks might lend a hand.
Project Helvetia was a multi-phase investigation by the BIS Innovation Hub, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial infrastructure operator SIX.
Russia wants to follow China’s approach of banning private stablecoins pegged to its national fiat currency.
“Project Aber” shows DLT can be used to upgrade cross-border payments, central banks say
The economic historian said that President-elect Biden’s administration should consider Bitcoin as an alternative to a “Chinese-style digital dollar.”
Nobody seems to be in a rush to digitize the euro, but that could change given increasing global competition.
Suzhou Will Carry Out Digital RMB experiment on Dec. 12 Suzhou will become the second Chinese city after Shenzhen to carry out a digital RMB experiment, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. On December 12th, the crypto yuan for the experiment will
The joint report is among the most promising CBDC studies conducted by central bank authorities