Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?
Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?
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Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?
The Bank of Japan is keen to ensure seamless integration of its central bank digital currency with the existing payment architecture.
Any digital currency issued by a central bank must support financial and monetary stability, finance leaders from G7 member states have insisted. State-issued coins should also ensure privacy, transparency, and…
The blockchain-based digital payment company – Ripple – joined the Digital Pound Foundation to assist with the creation of a central bank digital currency. Incorporating with The Digital Pound Foundation…
The think tank wants to ensure the United Kingdom keeps pace with the developments in the emerging digital landscape.
Financial leaders from the G7 agree that CBDCs would complement cash and should not be detrimental to the monetary system.
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The infamous US whistleblower – Edward Snowden – criticized CBDC’s potential impact on the financial network. He labeled them as a “perversion of cryptocurrency” and a “cryptofascist currency,” as they…
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…
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