The CBN Says Nigeria Will Have a Digital Currency Before End of Year

Nigeria is likely to have its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) by the end of the year, an official with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. In his remarks following the bankers’ committee meeting, Rakiya Mohammed, who is the director of information technology at CBN, also revealed that this “digital currency would […]

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‘All Banks Go Fintech’: Hong Kong Unveils ‘Fintech 2025’ Strategy

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) plans to guide local banks towards full adoption of fintech technologies, a new strategy reveals. The region’s central banking institution also stressed that it’s going to “walk the talk” by digitalizing its own supervision of financial institutions.

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Caizcoin Ready to Create its Own Crypto Ecosystem based on Islamic Blockchain Network

This pandemic period has witnessed an incomparable upsurge in the number of crypto coins launching in the market every day. Commercial and central banks across...

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Bank of Korea Seeking Technology to Develop Digital Currency

South Korea’s monetary policy regulator is taking steps to create its own digital coin. Bank of Korea is now looking for a technology provider to develop a test environment for the project. The news comes after major commercial banks expressed skepticism over their cooperation with domestic cryptocurrency exchanges. Central Bank of Korea to Launch Pilot […]

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Has England intensified efforts to roll out its own CBDC?

The Bank of England (BoE) is publishing a job opening, indicating there is a vacancy for a senior expert on central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The job opening is a confirmation that the country is thinking about the design, feasibility, ad implementation of its CBDC.

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Bank Of England And HM Treasury Launch CBDC Task Force to Evaluate Opportunities & Risks

The booming cryptocurrency industry is forcing national banks to look towards fiat-backed digital currencies as a way of regaining back control of the financial system. Even as the outcry for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is becoming more and more pronounced, many world governments are gradually launching their own independent programs to meet this growing […] The post Bank Of England And HM Treasury Launch CBDC Task Force to Evaluate Opportunities & Risks first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Britcoin: UK Looking To Create Its Own Digital Currency

One thing that has become very prominent on the global stage is the creation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) by various world powers. China, Canada, the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, and France are all at various stages of development and deployment of their own CBDCs.

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China to Focus on Domestic Use for Digital Currency, Says Former Central Bank Governor

China will be looking to make use of their own digital currency domestically rather than globally according to former governor of the central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan. The post China to Focus on Domestic Use for Digital Currency, Says Former Central Bank Governor appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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China to Focus on Domestic Use For Digital Currency Says Former Central Bank Governor

China will be looking to make use of their own digital currency domestically rather than globally according to former governor of the central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan. The post China to Focus on Domestic Use For Digital Currency Says Former Central Bank Governor appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Turkey Bans Bitcoin Payments As Lira Crashes

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has instituted a ban on cryptocurrency payments, as its own fiat currency is devalued.

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Digital Dollar too Important to Rush, Says Fed Chairman

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said that China recently developed its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). In light of this, he asked Powell whether the U. S. is working on its own native “digital dollar.

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Bank of Japan Set to Begin Experimenting with CBDC 

Earlier today, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it began experimenting with the possibility of issuing its own central-bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank first  entertained the idea of a CBDC back in February.

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Bank Of Japan Commences The First Phase Of Its Digital Yen Experiments

Japan is the latest country making efforts towards issuing its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country, however, is taking a measured approach towards the digital currency project. Bank of Japan — the nation’s central bank — on Monday announced that it is starting the first phase of experiments for its sovereign digital currency. […]

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Bank of Japan Starts Experimenting with Making Its Own Digital Coin

Central bank of Japan has begun studying risks and feasibility of launching its own CBDC today

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China’s biggest bank says Bitcoin is driving its efforts in this key area

An official of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank and chief financial regulator, said yesterday that the burgeoning Bitcoin space was one of the reasons behind the resurgence of the country’s own digital currency plans.

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Central banks are developing their own CBDCs, but what kind of CBDC does the world really need?

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend of cashless payments, with central banks racing to develop and test digital currencies. The post Central banks are developing their own CBDCs, but what kind of CBDC does the world really need? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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How Russia and China are moving forward with their CBDC projects

Among nations in hot pursuit of a digital currency of their own, Russia is in the news again. Its central bank announced plans to start testing a pilot version of the digital ruble by the end of 2022.

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Morocco’s Central Bank Looks to Launch Own Digital Currency

The Central Bank of Morocco is now studying the concept of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and has set up a committee to extensively explore its pros and cons, according to reports on February 20, 2021.

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The Future of Money in the Multiverse

It's 2028 and central banks, Big Tech companies and the "deplatformed" are establishing their own worlds of digital money.

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Is Digital Rupee Next? India's Central Bank Exploring Its Own Cryptocurrency

India's central bank is exploring the development of its own CBDC

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The EURST Stablecoin Set the Path That Major Central Banks Now Want to Follow

From Asia to Europe, major central banks all around the world are expected to announce their own digital currencies soon. This is vindication that stablecoins like EURST are on the right path forward, and they can serve to show how national economies should reinvent themselves following the current crisis. Why Everyone Wants a CBDC Now […]

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Turkey is looking to launch its own crypto in 2021

Naci Agbal, the governor of Turkey’s central bank, recently revealed that the country plans to pilot a previously unknown cryptocurrency as early as in the second half of 2021. The governor disclosed this while addressing the members of the parliament yesterday, December 25th.

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Japan Prepares for State-Backed Crypto Launch Within Next 3 Years

Japan is studying the subject of CBDC and prepares to emit its own central bank digital currency by 2023 with China, US Fed and other central banks having similar goals

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Japan's digital yen open for more private engagement

China has been the only nation until now that has been quite confident about the release of its own digital yuan. The central bank of China, the People's Bank of China [PBoC] has been taking steps to The post Japan's digital yen open for more private engagement appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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BIS Says CBDCs Likely Better than Private Stablecoins Like Libra

The Bank for International Settlements is the latest major financial organization looking to implement industry-standard regulations in the stablecoins arena. Meanwhile, several nations are also working towards creating their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) which are seen by some commentators as being driven by private stablecoin projects like Facebook’s Libra.

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US Fed: Privacy concerns in “Big Tech” are good for state-backed digital currencies

Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggest that privacy concerns at “Big Tech” firms like Facebook—which are developing their own digital currencies—could help position Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a better alternative.

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Binance CEO: China’s Lead in CBDC Development to Make Digital Yuan More Dominant Currency

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has said that China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) has a strong lead. As a result, other countries would be under pressure to design their own CBDCs. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, in an interview with Bloomberg on Nov.

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Lebanon to Launch a CBDC in 2021 to Boost Confidence In the Country’s Banking Sector

According to the country's central bank governor, Riad Salameh, Lebanon is set to debut its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in 2021. Bloomberg, which reported on this development, cited a Lebanese state-run News Agency, noting that the Mediterranean island plans to make the paradigm shift due to transitioning to cashless networks and restoring confidence […] The post Lebanon to Launch a CBDC in 2021 to Boost Confidence In the Country’s Banking Sector first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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‘Dr Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Admits Bitcoin May Be a Store of Value, Sees Big Revolution in Central Bank Digital Currencies

Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as “Dr. Doom,” has admitted that bitcoin may be a store of value. Roubini sees a “big revolution” coming in the next three years due to central banks launching their own digital currencies.

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Australian Central Bank Forges Alliance to Develop CBDC

Employing Ethereum-powered distributed ledger technology (DLT), the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is forging new alliances to push the development of its own CBDC. On Nov. 2, 2020, the RBA announced that it would combine the efforts of the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, ConsenSys, and Perpetual to develop Australian digital currency.

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China: CBDC Tests Crosses $300M Payment Milestone from 4M Transactions

China’s expanded central bank digital currency (CBDC) development has reached a new milestone of 2 billion yuan in total payments processed despite still being in the testing phase. With a few countries having released their own sovereign digital currencies, stakeholders are calling for more international collaboration on CBDCs.

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Bank of Canada working with G7 on its CBDC

Governor of Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem revealed today that the central bank was working with its G7 partners towards its own digital currency. The Governor also highlighted a need for a “globally The post Bank of Canada working with G7 on its CBDC appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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The Bahamas beats China by launching the world’s first CBDC

China has made central banks around the world start considering, and even exploring and developing CBDCs after it originally revealed digital yuan. However, while China was considered to be in the lead when it comes to the development and testing of its own CBDC, it appears that another project may have surpassed it.

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Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021

According to Izvestia, a Russian finance news site, the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Russia investigate other nations’ efforts in releasing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The post, published on Monday, highlights some of Russia's advantages of launching its own digital ruble, including reducing the cost of transactions, more opportunities for cross-border payments, […] The post Bank of Russia Is Studying Pros & Cons of a Digital Ruble; May Start Developing CBDC In 2021 first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Australia Doesn’t Need a Retail CBDC, Says Central Bank

Australia’s central bank is not buying into the growing call among several countries to float their own central bank digital currency (CBDC). With China already bootstrapping adoption of its digital yuan to millions of citizens, other countries are moving ahead to test their own experimental CBDCs.

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Bank of Russia is planning to launch its ‘digital ruble’

Bank of Russia has suggested a possibility of issuing its own central bank digital currency, the digital ruble, in a new report published by the central bank today. The digital ruble will be an electThe post Bank of Russia is planning to launch its ‘digital ruble’ appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Japan’s central bank to start CBDC tests next year

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) development has seen a lot of progress in 2020, as central banks of most advanced nations rushed to develop their own coins. Many have already started testing, with China still being in the lead.

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Japan’s Central Bank to Launch Its Digital Yen Pilot in 2021; China’s CBDC Accelerating Timeline

Japan is playing catch up to China’s CBDC plans, Kenji Okamura, vice-finance minister for international affairs, said in an online seminar on Friday, as Reuters reported. Speaking on the dangers of being left behind by the largest Asian economy in digital currencies, Okamura called for the country to move towards developing its own digital yen.

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China CBDC Trials: Over $160M in Total Payments From 3M Transactions

China’s ongoing central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials have crossed the 1 billion yuan (~$160 million) milestone. With China pulling ahead in the CBDC race, other nations are reportedly considering floating their own sovereign digital currencies.

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Ripple’s XRP Up 5.5% in Past 24 Hours, XRP Poised to Act as Neutral Bridge Asset between CBDCs

Coinspeaker Ripple’s XRP Up 5. 5% in Past 24 Hours, XRP Poised to Act as Neutral Bridge Asset between CBDCsAs global central banks work to implement their own CBDCs, Ripple through RippleNet and XRP is eyeing to connect different global CBDCs.

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Australian Reserve Bank says there is no need for a CBDC

As many of the world’s leading countries’ central banks continue their rush to be the first to launch their own CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency), Australia seems to be absent from the race.

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Owning Bitcoin “Is a Must” Says Price of Tomorrow Author, Jeff Booth

Bitcoin is a first of its kind financial technology born out of the Great Recession. It is designed specifically to be opposed to everything central banks stand for. It’s for those very reasons that The Price of Tomorrow author Jeff Booth believes that Bitcoin “is a must” to own to preserve one’s wealth and act as a “life boat” in the future.

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The Bahamas is looking to launch its own CBDC next month

Reports from the Bahamas reveal that the country’s central bank is set to unveil...

The post The Bahamas is looking to launch its own CBDC next month appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Eurosystem to Make a Decision on Digital Euro in the Coming Weeks, ECB President

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says a panel of eurozone central bank officials is exploring the pros and cons of a digital euro and will soon reveal whether or not the region needs to create their very own central bank digital currency.

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Brazil joins the CBDC race with plans to launch by 2022

As the CBDC race continues, many new participants have started emerging recently. The latest in the line is Brazil, which is now working on creating its own central bank digital currency. According to the president of Brazil’s central bank, Roberto Camos Neto, the plan is to have the new CBDC up and running by 2022.

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Korean central bank to choose a partner for its CBDC program

South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), recently revealed details for a consulting partnership that it now seeks. The partnership comes as a part of the next stage in preparations for the launch of its own CBDC.

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Bitcoin And Libra Can Coexist With CBDCs, Says Former Reserve Bank Of India Governor

With more central banks around the world studying the issuance of their own digital currencies, Bitcoin and Libra could still find a purpose to be part of a future when money becomes purely digital. That’s according to Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

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Philippines Central Bank Governor Confirms Interest in Launching A Digital Currency

The central bank of the Philippines, otherwise known as Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), expresses its interest in launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a story first covered on Bloomberg, the governor of BSP, Benjamin Diokno, stated the country had formed a research committee on the possible launch of digital currency. The […]

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Philippines Eye Issuing Its Own Crypto Following Japan, China and Other Major Countries

The central bank of the Philippines is taking steps to study the issuing of its own digital currency, following other large countries, including Japan and China

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