Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has released a report on its Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project, conducted using Giesecke+Devrient’s (G+D) technology solution. The project tested the digital version of the Baht and its potential for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
A recent research paper from the National Bank of Rwanda recommends a two-tier, universal, zero-interest central bank digital currency (CBDC) with partial pseudo-anonymity. Although the research paper identifies 15 opportunities for CBDC, only four a...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 week ago
China investigating Yao Qian, the former head of the Digital Yuan project.
Local media reports say Yao is under probe for “violations of discipline and law.”
Yao Qian, a leading Chinese blockchain expert who previously spearheaded China...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 weeks ago
The Central Bank of Mauritania (CBM) has partnered with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to develop and launch a digital version of the national currency. The Germany-based security technology firm is expected to assist the CBM in outlining the prerequisites...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 weeks ago
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov revealed that the BRICS bloc has been considering the use of stablecoins for its common rail payment systems. In an interview with TV BRICS, Ryabkov stated that the use of stablecoins and a connection li...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 3 weeks ago
In a recent speech, Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir expressed his support for the competition between commercial banks and the forthcoming Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) known as the digital shekel. Abir believes that the digital she...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
SWIFT, the network that provides the messaging system for cross-border banking settlements, has announced plans to launch a CBDC equivalent of its current network in the next two years. The organization recently completed a 6-month test to assess the...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 1 month ago
SWIFT Plans to Launch CBDC Interconnection System in Next Two Years – Fintech Bitcoin News& & Bitcoin.com News
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Central Bank of Chile will keep experimenting with CBDC, Argentina’s VASPs will have to register to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the launch of the second phase of the pilot of its CBDC, the digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD). This new phase will focus on furthering the research on already examined use cases for the currency, including p...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Banco Do Brasil, a bank owned in its majority by the Brazilian state, and Giesecke+Devrient, are partnering to explore the possibilities of bringing offline payments to the future Brazilian CBDC, Drex. The joint initiative will include this functiona...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 month ago
The HKMA has initiated Phase 2 of the e-HKD pilot program, focusing on the tokenization and programmability of digital currency. (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
The Central Bank of the Philippines revealed that it aims to conclude the ongoing wholesale CBDC pilot, Project Agila, later this year. The pilot, which currently includes the participation of six local financial institutions, might be the gate for d...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Gluwa, a platform for real-world assets, announced on March 7 its partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The partnership arrangement aims to improve the functionality of the Nigerian central bank’s digital currency and promote financial innova...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The government of Hong Kong has announced Project Ensemble, an initiative that will test the functionality of a wholesale central bank digital currency (WCBDC) and the movement of tokenized deposits. If there is “sufficient interest” in t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell engaged with the Senate Banking Committee, signaling that the U.S. is just beginning to contemplate the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Powell Assures No Direct Fed Accounts in CBDC Plans...