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EU Lawmakers Skeptical on Digital Euro Plans
Members of the European Parliament seem nonplussed as they prepare for legislation on the central bank digital currency.
Central Banks Successfully Test DLT in Linking Financial Settlement Systems
The experiment run by the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements shows it's possible to settle large synchronized transactions in central bank money, a report said.
Israel's Central Bank Outlines Scenarios for Issuing a Digital Shekel
The bank hasn't decided yet whether to issue a central bank digital currency.
Hong Kong's Central Bank Digital Currency Could Be on Permissioned Blockchain: Source
The regulator of e-HKD has left the implementation of Hong Kong's CBDC to the banks.
U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill; CME to Add New Crypto Offerings
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies and a request to study a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Separately, derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) futures options contracts.
Montenegro's Central Bank to Test CBDC With Ripple
The central bank will identify the practical application of a digital currency and come up with a design to simulate its circulation.
India Stepping Up CBDC Testing, Targeting One Million Digital Rupee Users By July
India's retail central bank digital currency (CBDC-R) architects are aiming to scale the user base of the digital rupee to one million users and have prioritized solving the challenge of creating an offline version, two people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in India's retail and wholesale CBDC pilots.
India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources
Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December.
ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia's CBDC Pilot
ANZ partnered with Grollo Carbon Ventures to trade Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU).
CBDCs Will Be a 'Trojan Horse': Citi's Future of Finance Global Head
In a recent report, Citi analysts suggest that the next influx of crypto adoption will be primarily driven by the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Ronit Ghose, Future of Finance Global Head at Citi, discusses the report saying, "we think CBDCs will be a trojan horse, it will be coming from the side or backdoor."
