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# CBDC (Page 51)

CBDC stands for central bank digital currency, also widely referred to as digital fiat currency, or digital base money. Unlike virtual currency and cryptocurrency, CBDCs are a digital form of fiat money like USD, GBP, or EUR, and its money status is ensured by government regulation, law, and dedicated monetary authority. It is expected that public digital currencies could claim legal tender status by governments in the future, thus challenging the status quo of commercial bank deposits and contemporary payments and banking systems. Potential benefits of CBDC include technological efficiency, tax collection, monitoring and preventing illicit activities, and more financial safety. Potential drawbacks include totalitarian surveillance, financial exclusion, and bank runs on commercial banks.
BIS Report: CBDCs Are on the Way, But They Won’t Replace Cash
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has talked up central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) again, but insists that state-issued tokens would not make cash obsolete – and will instead work alongside fiat.These were the findings of a new paper entitled “Rise of the central bank...
, by Tim Alper
Beijing Makes Digital Yuan Pilot Expansion Plan U-turn
The Chinese government has indicated that it may not decide to expand the scale of its digital yuan launch after all – just days after it revealed details of a massive expansion encompassing some of the most affluent parts of the country.As previously reported on Cryptonews.com, the...
, by Tim Alper
Fed Is In No Rush With Decision on Digital Dollar – Governor
Following speculations about a potential upcoming digital version of the US dollar, an official with the US Federal Reserve revealed yesterday that the central bank is indeed experimenting with distributed ledger technology (DLT), although she stressed that no decision has been made to actually...
, by Fredrik Vold
China Set for Huge Expansion of Digital Currency Pilot
The Chinese central bank is reportedly set to massively expand the scope of its digital yuan pilots – as the nation edges closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance.Per a report from the Wall Street Journal, the nation’s Ministry of Commerce said that the pilot – so...
, by Tim Alper
CBDC Among Priorities in Japan, eToro card, Flashing Crypto Loans + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.CBDC newsThe Bank of Japan (BoJ), the nation’s central bank, has called central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance one of its...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Philippines Central Bank May Decide on CBDC Issuance by Next Month
Another day, another central bank said it (conditionally) wants to issue a digital currency. This week it is the turn of the Philippines, whose central bank has created a committee that will examine the feasibility and policy implications of issuing a digital version of the fiat peso.The committee...
, by Tim Alper
Crypto Mastercard, French CBDC Experiment, Fake Digital Yuan + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Payments newsPayments giant Mastercard has granted London-based digital payments firm Wirex principal membership status, making it "the...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Japanese Central Bank Creates Digital Currency Unit – Led by Satoshi!
The central Bank of Japan (BoJ) has created a "Digital Currency Unit” as the nation heads toward a tentative central bank digital currency (CBDC) launch – and it’s being headed by a man named Satoshi.Per Reuters Japan, the BoJ has officially opened a specialized team devoted to...
, by Tim Alper
Thai Central Bank Says Big Businesses Are Already Using its CBDC
Another country has moved a step closer to issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with Thailand’s central bank stating that it is “already using” its token “for financial transactions with some big businesses.”Per Nation Thailand, the Vachira Arromdee,...
, by Tim Alper
CBDC Week: Another G7 Country Mulls Joining Digital Fiat Race
After the UK admitted it is mulling digital fiat plans this week, the Japanese government has also announced that it is considering the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).Per Nikkei, the cabinet is set to make a formal decision on whether or not it will include the issuance of a CBDC...
, by Tim Alper
Another Chinese Giant, Meituan Dianping, Might Test Digital Yuan – Report
The rollout of China’s much-discussed central bank digital currency (CBDC) is getting one step closer, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – the country’s central bank – is said to have entered into discussions with a giant online food delivery platform for a trial of...
, by Fredrik Vold
South Korean Central Bank Launches CBDC Legal Advisory Unit
South Korea is once again intensifying the pace of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) progress – with a central bank-run team now investigating legal obstacles that might stand in the way of digital won issuance.Bitter political and financial rival Japan last week took a step closer to...
, by Tim Alper
BIS Unsure if ‘Global Stablecoins’ Can Help Cross-border Payments
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) agrees that leading financial nations badly need to make cross-border payment progress – but is still unsure if that the answer will be found in global stablecoin projects.In a new report to the G20 entitled “Enhancing cross-border payments:...
, by Tim Alper
Telcos Trial Blockchain, Fidelity & Bitcoin Mining, UK Mulls CBDC + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Blockchain newsThree major telcos, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone said they have finalized a trial automated...
, by Linas Kmieliauskas
This Eurozone Member Opens A ‘Playground’ for Testing CBDCs
While presenting their new digital coin, the first of its kind, the central bank of Lithuania said that this project serves as a type of a testing ground for a possible future central bank digital currency (CBDC).At the press conference Thursday morning, the Bank of Lithuania presented their...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
COVID-19 Is Changing Our Relationship With Money
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted retailers to ask customers to wear masks, maintain physical distancing and avoid the use of cash when possible. Despite scientific evidence indicating that currency doesn’t transmit COVID-19, there continues to be an unprecedented weariness around the use...
, by Anwar Mohammed
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