2023-6-6 18:21 |
A report released by the U.K.'s All Party Parliamentary Group on crypto and digital assets urges the government to carefully consider the introduction of a CBDC, or "digital pound."
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2023-6-6 18:21 |
A report released by the U.K.'s All Party Parliamentary Group on crypto and digital assets urges the government to carefully consider the introduction of a CBDC, or "digital pound."
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The initial phase of Hong Kong's central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot has concluded, showcasing potential advancements in digital finance, though leaving uncertainties regarding its full implementation and technological direction.
2023-10-31 20:15 | |
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida has proposed legislation that aims to protect residents of the state from the potential risks associated with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and the increased government surveillance that may come with it.
2023-3-21 03:00 | |
A group of participants and stakeholders has formed a new body called the Digital Pound Foundation (DPF), an independent organization to support the robust development and design of a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2021-10-15 23:00 | |
Chinese backed blockchain project BSN has revealed plans to pilot the adoption of a global CBDC system in 2021. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) was the major talk in 2020 and it appears that the push will be greater this year.
2021-1-16 23:00 | |
Germany’s finance minister has called on stakeholders in the region to expedite action on plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The EU is currently examining the case for a digital Euro even as China accelerates its digital yuan testing protocols.
2020-11-28 02:00 | |
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.
2020-10-9 17:44 | |
Japan is the latest country to show interest in developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the central bank, finance ministry and financial authorities meet to discuss digital currencies. As one of the top countries in crypto and blockchain development and regulation, accelerated efforts are being placed to develop an official digital coin to […]
2020-2-25 19:04 | |
The wave of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is gaining momentum after China’s progress and expected coin launch in 2020. Sweden is the latest country to announce a pilot test plan for the ‘e-krona’ digital currency; this will be its CBDC in the near future as more governments continue to embrace FinTech in digital payments. […]
2019-12-14 19:12 | |
After announcing its support for a state-backed digital asset back in August, China's proposed CBDC is edging closer to becoming a reality and becoming a part of the country's financial ecosystem.
2019-12-9 13:00 | |
Agustin Carstens, the General Manager of Bank of International Settlement (BIS) who earlier believed Central Bank issued Digital currencies (CBDCs) were no good, has changed his stance. In his recent speech titled “The future of money and the payment system: what role for central banks?” Carstens seemed to emphasize that CBDC's could open the gates […]
2019-12-8 23:25 | |
Ghana’s financial institutions and regulators remain apathetic to crypto despite plans to test a pilot central bank digital currency in 2020
2019-12-7 13:55 | |
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, has become the latest central bank with plans to launch a central bank digital currency otherwise known as CBDC. Despite looking into the possibility of launching a ‘crypto-rupee’, the RBI still maintains its anti-cryptocurrency stance.
2019-12-7 10:00 | |
The governor of India’s central bank, Shaktikanta Das, has restated that the Indian government is against private cryptocurrencies. This all comes ironically amid talks of India launching its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
2019-12-7 20:10 | |
France's answer to Facebook's Libra threat is to launch its own wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) per its central bank governor. The post France Hates Facebook’s Libra So Much it’s Developing its Own Digital Currency appeared first on CCN.com
2019-12-7 13:43 | |
From viewing global stablecoins as a threat to considering the launch of a central bank digital currency, the European Central Bank [ECB] has come a long way. In a recent document titled, "Innovation The post ECB may launch CBDC if it fails to develop efficient payment solution appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-5 07:42 | |
Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) governor has said a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is not at all in demand in Japan. The governor held a speech at the 35th Center for Financial Industry Information Systems anniversary symposium, on December 4.
2019-12-5 21:25 | |
China has been working on its centrally-backed digital currency for quite a while now, while also maintaining its distance from other cryptocurrencies. The country is in the news again after on 26 NovThe post China will implement retail system-based CBDC: Former PBoC Governor appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-26 16:10 | |
Twitter handle @cnLedger on November 25, 2019, quoted the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) newly released China Financial Stability Report 2019, where the apex bank stated that the Chinese regulators had clamped down on 173 cryptocurrency trading and token issuing platforms in the country.
2019-11-25 18:05 | |
The idea of digital assets is spreading like wildfire in the global financial landscape. Chinese Premier Xi Jinping's recent comments on the country's support for blockchain and a CBDC have turned manThe post Bitcoin allows users to be their own custodians: Atlantic Financial CEO appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-22 23:30 | |
United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has confirmed that the nation is looking into launching its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The news comes at a time when many other nations have also hinted at launching their own national digital currencies in a race to be among the first countries to do so.
2019-11-21 13:34 | |
The U. S. Federal Reserve System (FED) is analyzing the possibility to issue a digital dollar. Although there is nothing confirmed, Jerome Powell, the Chairman of the FED, explained that they are exploring whether it makes sense to issue a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
2019-11-21 23:49 | |
The Federal Reserve is to decide whether it's worth issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for households and businesses
2019-11-20 17:37 | |
Japan may be the latest country whose central bank is looking to launch a sovereign digital currency. However, authorities in the country say there is no rush towards creating a digital Yen even as the CBDC wars appears to be gaining momentum.
2019-11-20 10:00 | |
Despite having a longtime ban against cryptocurrency, the People’s Bank of China recently decided to research the use of digital currency for themselves. While there have been multiple news reports stating that the central bank has already issued digital currency, the PBoC has stated that the claims are “fraudulent.” Instead, the official statement from the […]
2019-11-14 23:14 | |
Under the fear of potentially losing monetary control, several central banks are focusing on developing and issuing a cryptocurrency. Indeed, according to an IBM-commissioned report, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be ready for consumers’ use within the next 5 years.
2019-11-13 20:43 | |
Jack Lee, the founding partner of HCM Capital, has recently affirmed that the central bank digital currency (CBDC) of China is being created and is expected to be launched in the next few months. According to a recent interview with CNBC, Lee said that the central bank of China will use the new digital currency […]
2019-11-12 03:00 | |
Facebook's universal digital currency project Libra might be at the receiving end of regulators and governments around the globe, but looking at China's accurate adoption of blockchain technology and the slated launch of its central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) by the end of this year, the US might need an ally like Libra to help […]
2019-11-11 22:17 | |
Tunisia has announced the launch of its digital currency, the ‘E-dinar. ’ With this, the tiny North African country claims to be the first country to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2019-11-10 12:55 | |
Tunisia might just beat China to the punch. If you thought the first digital currency launched by a central bank would be the digital dollar, the electronic euro or the Chinese cryptocurrency, you'The post Tunisia to issue dinar-backed CBDC with Russian developers appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-9 10:30 | |
China's Central Bank, People's Bank of China [PBoC] has been working proactively on its digital yuan and according to an official, it will be no less than a "horse race" with financial institutions adThe post PBoC official on CBDC: Front runner will take the whole market appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-6 16:30 | |
China’s national digital currency is in the works, which would monitor transactions and curb money laundering. However, according to a recent interview with CNBC on November 5, 2019, Ethereum co-founder, Joseph Lubin, believes that China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) lacks a key component of blockchain technology, which is decentralization.
2019-11-6 10:00 | |
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the current president of Turkey, has recently affirmed that the government is testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project and that the project is set to be finished by 2020.
2019-11-6 00:38 | |
The European push for a CBDC [Central Bank Digital Currency] will begin in Berlin. After weeks of beating around the bush, a clear call for a digital Euro has come from a consortium of over 200 GermanThe post Libra, China are threats; economy needs digital Euro: Germany's Banken Verband appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-1 19:00 | |
China sparked a debate that is spreading like wildfire throughout the world. With the developments surrounding Beijing's Digital yuan, a project which has been in development for over a year, competinThe post China, Europe will lead CBDC race as South Korea opts out appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-1 16:00 | |
There is a high chance that a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be released before five years are over. A new research conducted by IBM in conjunction with OMFIF (an institute that supports central banks) shows that policy makers from various major central banks in the world are seriously considering to develop a CBDC, […]
2019-10-31 01:53 | |
73% of leading global banks state CBDC should be available “under all circumstances” in a new study by IBM and OMFIF
2019-10-30 16:31 | |
China’s aggressiveness in embracing blockchain technology, while also recording some interest in the world of digital assets, has grabbed the attention of the entire crypto-community. This sentiment shot throught the roof after President Xi Jinping’s comment on blockchain technology, a comment that suggested that the Asian superpower is planning to focus and invest substantially in […] The post Bitcoin, China’s CBDC may endanger United States’ position as global superpower appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-30 08:00 | |
One of the biggest boosts for the blockchain and cryptocurrency space this year unexpectedly came from China. With the country changing its stance from banning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to launching its own digital coin, CBDC.
2019-10-28 22:30 | |
At Counsellors Limited’s Exuma Business Outlook event on October 25, Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, John Rolle, announced that it would be considering early experimentation with Project Sand Dollar, the Bahamas’ CBDC project, in the Abaco islands.
2019-10-26 14:00 | |
We live in a world where we rarely act, but often react. Europe is playing on that very tendency. From the East and the West of the continent, digital currencies are being embraced rapidly. On the other side of the Atlantic, Facebook, the social media giant, sent shockwaves throughout the corporate and sovereign world by […] The post European central banks could ‘band together’ to issue a CBDC appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-25 16:30 | |
The Bank of Canada explores CBDC to help fight the direct threat of cryptocurrencies
2019-10-18 21:18 | |
2019 marked the rise of another crypto-based experiment, as centralized financial institutions around the world started to contemplate the idea of a Central Bank Digital Currency [CBDC]. Bank of China was already ahead in this game, after announcing that their native CBDC was almost already, and in recent reports, Bank of Canada also entered the […] The post Ex-CFTC proposes blockchain-based dollar to save declining fiat appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-17 12:00 | |
Virtual assets have come a long way since first being associated with the dark web. Today, there are several countries across the world that are actively contemplating issuing their own digital currencies.
2019-10-16 11:11 | |
Over the past few months, the confluence of payments and the global economy has never been clearer. With Libra sending tremors from Washington D. C. to Paris, and China unveiling its plan to launch a digital yuan, ill-prepared lawmakers are feeling the brunt of not paying enough attention to the growing digital payments industry.
2019-10-16 09:43 | |
From banning Bitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrencies to launching its own digital currency, China’s recent developments have prompted policymakers across the globe to take a second look at cryptocurrencies.
2019-10-14 21:33 | |
Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerland’s central bank, together with Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are jointly exploring on how a central bank digital currency (CBDC) can be used to trade tokenized assets, the Block reports.
2019-10-10 22:20 | |
Members of the US Congress the French Hill (R-Arkansas) and Bill Foster (D-Illinois) have recommended the Federal Reserve regarding issuing a digital version of the US dollar. In a letter addressed to the Fed, they highlighted that the country’s currency is in long term danger due to the acceptance of digital fiat currency. Sheila Bair, […]
2019-10-7 21:59 | |
The commotion around Libra and other stablecoins has caught the attention of a lot of regulators from across the world. The idea of a virtual asset backed by a fiat currency to facilitate payments has taken flight among several mainstream financial institutions, including the likes of JPMorgan.
2019-10-5 23:30 | |
It seems Patrick Harker, the president of the Philadelphia Fed, has finally got the memo, accepting that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are “inevitable. ” Still, that isn’t enough for America to take the lead on them.
2019-10-3 17:05 | |