Ukraine’s central bank seeks to hire a blockchain developer, job posting reveals
The development marks another sign of the digital hryvnia project picking up steam.
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Central Bank of Ukraine Seeks to Hire Blockchain Developer
National Bank of Ukraine is hiring a blockchain expert who will likely support its digital currency project. The vacancy has been announced as the financial institution prepares to pilot e-hryvnia…
Nigerian CBDC Website Goes Live, Central Bank Faces Trademark Infringement Allegations
According to reports from Nigeria, the official website for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s e-naira digital currency is now up and running. The reports come just a few days…
Kenyan Fintech Player: ‘Banking the Unbanked’ Is the Most Important Use Case for Digital Currencies in Africa
The year 2020 may well go down as the year when blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, in particular, gained mainstream recognition. The restrictions on movement, as well as the widespread fear…
CBDCs could cut cross border remittance costs by half: BIS report
The BIS report based on a multi-CBDC pilot also showed significant improvements in international remittance speed.
Digital dollar advocate will retire as Dallas Fed president
At a November 2020 virtual conference, Rob Kaplan said "it is critical that the Fed focuses on developing a digital currency in the coming months and years."
It’s now or never — The US has to prepare itself for digital currency
If the United States is still not ready for central bank digital currency, it will stay on the sidelines of tech and financial innovations.
Bhutan Partners With Ripple to Pilot Digital Ngultrum on a Private Ledger
The Central Bank of Bhutan, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), has partnered with Ripple to start testing a model of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) using Ripple’s technology. The…
Italian Payments Giant Nexi Involved in Digital Euro Project
Nexi, a leading European payments company, is reportedly giving advice to the European Central Bank (ECB) related to the digital euro project. The announcement was made by Nexi’s CEO Paolo…
Fed Chair Powell Updates Progress of Digital Dollar, Says ‘I Don’t Think We Are Behind’ on CBDC
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has shared the progress of the Fed’s work on a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital dollar. “We are working proactively to evaluate whether…