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Private Payment System for Central Bank Digital Currency Possible, Says ECB

17.12.2019
New research from the European central bank claims that a central bank digital currency system that protects user privacy is possible

Lagarde Sees Demand for Stablecoins, Plans to Put ECB ‘Ahead of the Curve’

13.12.2019
At her first press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde outlined her plans to lead the ECB “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency. “There is clearly a demand out there that we have to respond to,” she said, referring...

China’s Inflation Hits a Record 4.5% as Beijing Prepares to Test Digital Yuan

12.12.2019
China has been confronted with multiple economic and financial problems this year amidst an ongoing trade war with the United States. Authorities in Beijing have been trying to overcome the challenges with administrative measures in what has become a market economy over the years. Inflation of...

Central Bank 'Parental Controls' Obsolete for Crypto: Bank of Lithuania

11.12.2019
Lithuania’s central bank suggested that banks should face the perceived risks of digital currencies and join the digital asset space to preserve control

Ghana Joins the Bandwagon — Plans for CBDC, Still Wary of Crypto

7.12.2019
Ghana’s financial institutions and regulators remain apathetic to crypto despite plans to test a pilot central bank digital currency in 2020

Bank for International Settlements Exec Shows New Fondness for CBDCs

6.12.2019
A long-skeptical exec at the Bank for International Settlements now says that CBDCs could open up new possibilities

Steven Mnuchin Does Not Expect US to Issue Digital Dollar in Next 5 Years

6.12.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he and the Federal Reserve chairman see no need for the country to issue a digital dollar

China’s CBDC Showcases Interoperability As Centralization’s Weakness

4.12.2019
How centralized chokepoints and blacklists will affect interoperability of the Chinese CBDC with the decentralized world

No Demand for a State Digital Currency in Japan: Central Bank Governor

4.12.2019
There is no public demand for a central bank digital currency in Japan, according to Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda

British Virgin Islands Announce US Dollar-Backed Digital Currency

3.12.2019
The British Virgin Islands announced that crypto firm LifeLabs is developing a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin for the territory

US Fed Weighs Up Potential CBDC as Countermove Against China

28.11.2019
Fed Chairman Jay Powell puts the agency’s economic theories on display in a recent letter to U.S. representatives asking: “What about a USD stablecoin?”

Exclusive: ‘Nothing Is Above Bitcoin, No CBDC, No Stablecoins,' Says Blockstream CEO Adam Back

26.11.2019
Just wait until you hear what he has to say about Libra

Tunisia Denies CBDC Reports: Here Is How the False News Spread

22.11.2019
The Tunisian CBDC situation has been a mess. It started with fake reports run by Russian media, possibly caused by a Russian startup exaggerating its partnership with the Tunisian government

Google, Facebook Take on Banking Duties, Crypto Shrugged to the Side?

21.11.2019
With major tech firms shifting their focus to finance, what does this mean for the future of crypto and the wider financial system?

BOJ Rules out Digital Fiat, But Cambodia Could Issue a CBDC Next Year

20.11.2019
The governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Haruhiko Kuroda has ruled out the possibility of launching a digital yen in the short term, but says the bank will continue to look into digital currency technology should the bank change its stance at a later date. Per media outlet CoinPost, Kuroda also...