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Fed vice chair Barr gives update on CBDC research, plugs stablecoin legislation

Michael Barr expressed “strong concern” about stablecoins and appreciation of legislative efforts to address them at the Philadelphia Fed’s fintech event.

Sep 8, 2023cointelegraph
House committee will reopen discussions on digital dollar in Sept. 14 hearing

Following an August recess, members of the House Financial Services Committee will gather for a “Digital Dollar Dilemma” hearing on Sept. 14.

Sep 7, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
EU financial chief: Don’t rush digital euro before new Commission in June 2024

Mairead McGuinness believes that the CBDC project should be approached “quietly and slowly” by the next European Commission.

Sep 7, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
CBDCs will gradually displace private banks, says Russian lawmaker

Some Russian banks have been increasingly concerned about the potential implications of the digital ruble after the first pilots started in August.

Sep 6, 2023cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Regulated Liability Network identifies proof-of-concept use case with digital pound

The RLN, which places tokenized assets and liabilities on the same ledger, was tested with simulated cross-border CBDC transactions in a previous project.

Sep 5, 2023cointelegraphDigital Pound
PBoC developing interoperable QR codes for digital yuan

Digital yuan to be available in all retail scenarios and in wholesale securities markets

Sep 5, 2023centralbankinge-CNY
Shaktikanta Das: Keynote address - G20 TechSprint Finale

Keynote address by Mr Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the G20 TechSprint Finale, organised by the Reserve Bank of India and the Bank for International Settlements, Mumbai, 4 September 2023.

Sep 5, 2023bis
Macau establishes digital currency as legal tender

New legal regime also introduces a penalty system for refusing notes and coins

Sep 5, 2023centralbanking
Digital euro can ward off many private payment service ills — ECB official

Private payment services can gain a monopoly with no benefit to other market players or economic stability, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said.

Sep 4, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Bank of China: Platforms must provide digital yuan retail payment option

In the short term, e-commerce platforms can integrate the CBDC through QR codes.

Sep 4, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
Kazakhstan joins mBridge project

NBK joins cross-border CBDC project as an observer

Sep 1, 2023centralbankingmBridge
Digital rupee gets big usability boost through Yes Bank integration with UPI

The Yes Bank app’s UPI integration is the first for the Indian retail CBDC, which has seen a variety of projects since its pilot launch in December.

Sep 1, 2023cointelegraphDigital Rupee
IBM offers guidance for successful implementation of digital euro

Five members of IBM Consulting created a list of points that the European Commission could consider to optimize its proposed digital euro legislation.

Aug 31, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Central bank digital currencies – Executive Summary

Today, money exists in two forms. Public money is issued by a central bank via banknotes and central bank reserves, while private money is issued by commercial banks in the form of deposits and non-bank financial institutions in the form of electronic money (e-money). Banknotes are the only form of public money available to the general public. Banks, in contrast, also have access to public money in electronic form, via central bank reserves.

Aug 31, 2023bis