by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
During an AMA on Twitter, Algorand COO W. Sean Ford confirmed that some CBDCs will be using Algorand. The community suspected that for a long time, as Algorand had previously announced that they were in talks with at least 16 central banks. Decipher,...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Led by Belgian financial services firm Euroclear, the latest French CBDC trial involved a system by tech giant IBM. The central bank of France continues actively explo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Offline CBDC functionality will help bring financial services to Ghanaians who lack access to bank accounts or an internet connection. Ghana is working to develop offl...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
A digital currency may be coming to the US soon, but blockchain won’t play a crucial role in its development
Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren recently revealed that he does not see blockchain’s use in...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar? The rapid growth of mainst...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
The Bank of Japan is keen to ensure the seamless integration of its central bank digital currency with the existing payment architecture. While Japan’s CBDC plans are...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
The Foundation wants to see an inclusive and well-regulated ecosystem put in place to promote a CBDC as well as other digital money projects
The Digital Pound Foundation (DPF), a group comprising experts in the financial, crypto and regulatory sector...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
The think tank wants to ensure the United Kingdom keeps pace with the developments in the emerging digital landscape. The Digital Pound Foundation (DPF), a group of te...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed the country’s upcoming digital currency will be launched “in a couple of days from now.” According to the governor, the digital currency wh...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Nigerians are hopeful the planned central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as the e-naira, is going to enhance cross-border payments and make it “easier for the naira to be widely used and accepted.”
E-Naira Launch a Boo...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discredited Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as forms of money, preferring stablecoins
Speaking during a virtual conference in Italy's Bocconi University yesterday, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgie...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Soramitsu, the firm that helped build Cambodia’s Bakong digital payments system, will work with the Laos government to research what a Laotian CBDC might look like. La...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Kristalina Georgieva said that stablecoins "fill the digital gap in privately issued money," but labeled Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as assets rather than a form of money....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The Nigerian High Court that is presiding over the e-naira trademark infringement case brought against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has ruled that Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) “may proceed on national interest” con...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
A new study from Hong Kong regulators is expected to present initial thoughts and findings on CBDCs during the summer of 2022. On Monday, the Hong Kong Monetary Autho...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
In coexistence with mutual benefits, decentralized finance and central bank digital currencies will finally make money universally available worldwide. Decentralized f...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
eNaira will continue to circulate alongside its fiat counterpart, promising a faster, cheaper and more secure option for monetary transactions. The Nigerian Federal...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
The new policies recommended by the IMF aim to curb down the financial risks associated with global crypto adoption. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a...