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Sweden seeks to allay CBDC concerns by saying it has no ‘interest in looking at how people pay for things’

Sweden cares a great deal about privacy and considers it an an extremely important question when "talking about all types of digital monies."

3 years ago

Analysis

Bank of England Deputy Governor tells treasury committee CBDC could have “could have huge benefits for the economy and society”

The committee members supported the idea of a Bank of England backed CBDC, but cautioned against wild speculation in the broader crypto asset industry.

3 years ago

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Bank of England official says digital pound provides big opportunity for businesses

Ben Broadbent said the digital pound could help provide a reduction in friction and cost of payment to businesses.

3 years ago

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Coinbase’s ‘Base’ rekindles suspicions over Ethereum’s network neutrality

Chris Blec argued that Coinbase's newly announced product Base is a WEF play for CBDCs and a cashless society.

3 years ago

CBDCs

Rep. Tom Emmer introduces anti-CBDC bill

The bill aims to protect user privacy and has gained support from Republican lawmakers.

3 years ago

Banking

BIS chief says past events ‘cast doubt’ on stablecoins’ ability to function as money

The bank chief believes tokenized deposits and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can make the financial industry more efficient.

3 years ago

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Japan to launch CBDC pilot program for issuance of digital Yen

The pilot program aims to test the technical feasibility not fully covered by the PoCs and onboard the private sector.

3 years ago

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Nigeria’s CBDC program called ‘a very dark experiment’

The Nigerian central bank had doubled down on cash restrictions, triggering chaos in the country.

3 years ago

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Bitget partners with Capitual to participate in Brazil CBDC project

Bitget aims to participate in Brazil's and Argentina's CBDC projects, while enhancing its reach to government-level projects in the region

3 years ago

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Britcoin CBDC touted as replacement to cash by Bank of England

‘Britcoin’ wallets will face an initial cap of between £10-20k.

3 years ago

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Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC

Gazprombank is one of 15 banks participating in a pilot test of a Russian CBDC and believes that launching a digital ruble will inevitably lead to losses for banks.

3 years ago

Stablecoins

BIS set to launch stablecoin monitoring system ‘Project Pyxtrial’

Project Pyxtrial will help avoid asset-liquidity mismatch by enabling the systematic monitoring of stablecoin balance sheets.

3 years ago

CBDCs News

Sweden seeks to allay CBDC concerns by saying it has no ‘interest in looking at how people pay for things’

Bank of England Deputy Governor tells treasury committee CBDC could have “could have huge benefits for the economy and society”

Bank of England official says digital pound provides big opportunity for businesses

Coinbase’s ‘Base’ rekindles suspicions over Ethereum’s network neutrality

Rep. Tom Emmer introduces anti-CBDC bill

BIS chief says past events ‘cast doubt’ on stablecoins’ ability to function as money

Japan to launch CBDC pilot program for issuance of digital Yen

Nigeria’s CBDC program called ‘a very dark experiment’

Bitget partners with Capitual to participate in Brazil CBDC project

Britcoin CBDC touted as replacement to cash by Bank of England

Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC

BIS set to launch stablecoin monitoring system ‘Project Pyxtrial’

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