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China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and UAE Trial Cross-Border Transactions With Digital Currencies
29.9.2022
The monetary authorities of four jurisdictions in Asia have carried out tests with international settlements using state-issued digital currencies. Cross-border payments and foreign exchange transactions totaling over $22 million were made as part of the pilot project with the participation of...
Australia Issues White Paper for Central Bank Digital Currency
28.9.2022
Reserve Bank of Australia is researching the potential benefits of launching a central bank digital currency. The monetary authority released a white paper outlining its goals and invited interested parties to participate with proposals and suggest pilot projects. Central Bank of Australia to Pilot...
BIS marks CBDC pilot as 'successful' with $22M transacted
28.9.2022
Over $12 million in value was issued in the pilot with commercial and central banks in Hong Kong, Thailand, the UAE and China taking part
Australian pilot CBDC test for eAUD to commence mid-2023: RBA White Paper
26.9.2022
The key objectives of the project are to identify and understand innovative business models, use cases, benefits, risks, and operational models for a CBDC in Australia
Iran Begins Central Bank Digital Currency ‘Crypto Rial’ Pilot Today
23.9.2022
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has reportedly begun a pilot for its central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as “crypto rial.” Iran’s chamber of commerce explained that the “crypto rial has been designed in a way that is easy to track, and even if the data on...
Byl pilot sebevrah? Ani půl roku po havárii Boeingu 737 China Eastern Airlines není jasná příčina
21.9.2022
21. března tohoto roku došlo v Číně k havárii letadla Boeing 737-89P, při které zahynulo všech 123 cestujících a 9 členů posádky. Kromě předběžné zprávy, vydané v dubnu, nebyly ani půl roku po této tragické události publikovány žádné oficiální závěry.
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China to Expand Digital Yuan Testing in Pilot Cities to Provincial Level
21.9.2022
China’s central bank intends to enlarge the area covered by trials of its digital yuan currency in four regions of the country. A top representative of the monetary authority announced the move while highlighting that the People’s Bank has been stepping up digitalization efforts this...
SWIFT and Symbiont announce corporate data blockchain pilot
13.9.2022
The message-system processes over five billion transactions a year and seeks to maintain its relevance by integrating disruptive technologies to its business
Central Bank of China Calls for Increasing Use of Digital Yuan
12.9.2022
The People’s Bank of China has urged for widening of the array of use-case scenarios for its central bank digital currency. The monetary authority believes that deeper interconnection with traditional e-payment platforms will make the digital yuan more convenient for consumers....
Brazilians Spent Almost USD 1Bn on Crypto in May, Digital Real Pilot to Begin in 2023
7.9.2022
Brazilians have spent more money than ever buying cryptoassets this year – and in May shattered previous spending records by shelling out a combined USD 912 million on coins.
Per the media outlet Portal de Bitcoin, the data was released by the nation’s Central Bank, which is yet to compile...
India’s Central Bank RBI Starts Digital Currency Pilot With 4 Banks: Report
7.9.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has reportedly asked four banks to pilot the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) ahead of its public launch. RBI to Pilot India’s CBDC With Public-Sector Banks The Reserve Bank of India (RBI),...
Web3 Foundation Launches Decentralized News Monetization Pilot Project
29.8.2022
Polkadot blockchain developer Web3 Foundation has announced it’s backing a new initiative that aims to modernize digital news contentcreation, distribution, and monetization As part of the pilot project, Web3 Foundation is teaming up with the World Association of News Publishers (WAM-IFRA)...
The Pilot Episode Of America's Bizarre Sailor Moon Remake Has Been Found
24.8.2022
Back in 2018 Cecilia published an exhaustive feature about the doomed attempt to remake classic anime Sailor Moon for American audiences. It was a fantastic story but its search for unseen footage of the never-aired show sadly ended in disappointment.Read more
Pay Your Traffic Fines or We’ll Confiscate Your Crypto – S Korean Police Pilot Grants Officers New Powers
17.8.2022
South Korean police have been given experimental new powers that allow them to seize crypto from people who refuse to pay fines – and have already taken tokens from a citizen who failed to pay a traffic fine....
Read More: Pay Your Traffic Fines or We’ll Confiscate Your Crypto – S Korean Police...
Landfill Gas Mitigation Firm Vespene Energy Secures $4.3M to Bolster Gas-to-Bitcoin Solutions
11.8.2022
On August 9, a firm that uses landfill methane to fuel bitcoin miners, Vespene Energy, announced the company has raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. Vespene aims to use the funds for its pilot in California by using landfill methane to mine bitcoin and “mitigate...
Reserve Bank of Australia to Pilot Digital Currency, Explore Use Cases
10.8.2022
The monetary authority in Australia is beginning research into the potential economic benefits of issuing a central bank digital currency. Within the project, the regulator hopes to identify use cases and intends to develop a limited-scale pilot. Central Bank of Australia Working on Digital...
Reserve Bank of Australia Starts New Pilot to Explore CBDC Use Cases
9.8.2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in "limited-scale" pilot alongside the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC)
The Bank of Thailand to pilot Retail CBDC by the end of 2022
5.8.2022
The Retail CBDC will be tested in a limited retail environment with 10,000 participants and three major banks
Thailand's Central Bank Extends Retail CBDC Study to Pilot Phase
5.8.2022
The announcement noted how central banks across the world were seeing "the potential of retail CBDC as being the foundation of the future financial system."
Minecraft and Everscale Partner for Evercraft GameFi Pilot
27.7.2022
Minecraft and Everscale blockchain finally decided to take the plunge and join hands and forces for all ambitious and futuristic reasons. The resultant factor had to be creating something spectacular but expected. The online gaming world has delivered the Evercraft GameFi Pilot, which also gives...