Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 4 months ago
This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Primary Issue”. Click here to get your Annual Bitcoin Magazine Subscription.Click here to download a PDF of this article."What luck for rulers that men do not think.” – Adolf HitlerBitcoin will not...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
As we step into 2024, the journey of Central Bank Digital Currencies
(CBDCs) unfolds with intriguing developments, reshaping the economic identity
of nations. Two recent reports shed light on the divergent paths taken by
central banks, emphasizing th...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
In a groundbreaking move that could reshape the landscape of cross-border
payments, Japan's global payment giant, JCB, has joined forces with identity
technology firm IDEMIA and Malaysian fintech company Soft Space to launch the
second phase of the J...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 4 months ago
Blockchain company Ripple has recently released a comprehensive white paper shedding light on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The document offers an analysis of CBDCs’ potential benefits, associated risks, and hurdles to adoption.
G20...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
The Governor of the Bank of Korea, Rhee Chang-yong, emphasized the
"urgency" for central banks to consider the introduction of central
bank digital currencies (CBDC) in response to the challenges posed by
stablecoins. Stablecoins like tether (USDT) a...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 4 months ago
As the financial landscape undergoes a transformative journey, blockchain
technology and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) are emerging as pivotal
forces reshaping the way businesses and individuals engage in transactions.
This revolutionary shift...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 months ago
The Swiss city of Basel recently settled a series of tokenized bonds using a wholesale central bank digital currency (WCBDC) as part of Helvetia III, a WCBDC pilot program. The system is designed to prioritize efficiency, as having on-chain funds byp...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
Hong Kong game firm to add $100M of BTC and ETH to treasury, UAE and China strike CBDC deal, Victory Securities starts new HK Bitcoin fund....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
From Thailand to the Eastern Caribbean, the CBDC experience has been one of government waste. So why do financial authorities keep pushing them?...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 4 months ago
The Bank of Italy and the Bank of Korea have signed an MOU to collaborate on the development of Digital Currencies (CBDCs), a significant development in the digital currency sector. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
The central banks of Italy and South Korea announced a memorandum of understanding in the development and deployment of CBDCs....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
A U.K. parliamentary committee fears an official launch would demand significant investment and that the benefits may not outweigh the risks....
by COINS NEWS - 4 months ago
Setting aside the discussion of whether or not there should be CBDC, I find it interesting that there is a desire to cap the amount of CBDC someone can hold. Why? Well because then why do you need banks? This subtext of the CBDC argument reveal...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
The Solomons join tiny island nations worldwide at the forefront of CBDC development. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 4 months ago
In the recent public questionnaire, titled “Money and Payments: The US Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation,” the XRP army has done its best to let the US Federal Reserve know what the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is capable of. This initiative, aimed at...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider. Issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) requir...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
The Bank for International Settlement’s Project Tourbillon features two eCash prototypes, the first providing “unconditional payer anonymity” and the second being “more resilient” in secu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
A total of four foreign banks have integrated China’s e-CNY CBDC thus far. More foreign banks have joined China’s digital yuan central bank digital currency (CBDC), th...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 5 months ago
In the ever-evolving landscape
of digital finance, Robert
F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent remarks have sparked discussions regarding the
potential impact of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on individual
financial autonomy and privacy.Bitcoin's Elegan...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
The British bank will provide e-CNY CBDC services to clients and explore its future use in China’s financial system. British multinational bank Standard Chartered will...