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BitGo CEO Says More Bitcoin ETF Rejections Are 'Quite Likely'; Tether's Bitcoin Mining Plans

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the reason why BitGo CEO Mike Belshe believes the SEC could reject a series of spot bitcoin ETF applications. Bloomberg reports on Tether's new efforts to become a bitcoin mining giant. And, what a Mastercard executive is saying about mass adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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Las CBDC son buenas para los pagos, incluso con competencia, dice el FMI

El manual sobre CBDC planificado por el Fondo Monetario Internacional ofrece orientación a los responsables de las políticas sobre cómo explorar versiones digitales de monedas soberanas.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

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CBDCs Can Replace Cash in Island Economies, IMF Chief Says

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said recently in a speech that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can replace physical money, especially in economies where cash deployment is costly. While some institutions like the European Union’s apex bank ECB have insisted that a CBDC will not replace cash, Georgieva’s comments indicate it could be a possibility – and even beneficial – for some economies.

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El Banco Central de Kazajistán inicia un programa piloto de tenge digital con el primer pago minorista

El Banco Nacional de Kazajstán planea implementar un tenge digital para finales de 2025.

Kazakhstan cityscape landscape (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

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Las monedas digitales de los bancos centrales pueden reemplazar al efectivo y ofrecer resiliencia, afirma la directora del FMI.

El sector público debe seguir preparándose para el despliegue de las CBDC, afirmó la Directora Gerente del FMI, Kristalina Georgieva.

Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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La reorganización del Gabinete del Reino Unido otorga a Bim Afolami la responsabilidad de las Cripto y las CBDC, en sustitución de Griffith.

Su predecesor, Andrew Griffith, dirigirá el Departamento de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnología.

U.K Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (U.K. Parliament)

Finance

El Banco Nacional Suizo colaborará con SIX Digital Exchange y 6 bancos en un proyecto piloto de CBDC mayorista.

El piloto de la Fase III de Helvetia creará una versión tokenizada del franco como instrumento de liquidación entre instituciones financieras para activos digitales en la bolsa.

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Sam Bankman-Fried on the Hot Seat; Hong Kong's New CBDC Report

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including the Justice Department gearing up for its cross-examination of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried during his criminal trial. Animoca Brands has a new partnership with Saudi Arabia's NEOM. And, what a new report says about retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in Hong Kong.

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Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer on CBDC Outlook in the U.S.

Responding to whether a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could launch in the U.S., Circle Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy Dante Disparte explains why he thinks it's not likely to happen anytime soon during CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C.

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