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Philippines Central Bank Becomes the Latest to Consider Issuing a CBDC

29.7.2020
The Philippine central bank has confirmed in a virtual briefing that it has formed a committee to look into issuing a digital currency

Cambodians Still Waiting on Central Bank Digital Currency

29.7.2020
Somewhat behind schedule, Cambodia’s banks are readying themselves for a forthcoming national blockchain-based currency

Digital Yen Now ‘Top Priority’ for Japan Central Bank, Says Senior Official

29.7.2020
The comments mark a shift in priority for Japan as it seeks to counter the economic threat from regional rival China

Philippines Central Bank May Decide on CBDC Issuance by Next Month

29.7.2020
Another day, another central bank said it (conditionally) wants to issue a digital currency. This week it is the turn of the Philippines, whose central bank has created a committee that will examine the feasibility and policy implications of issuing a digital version of the fiat peso. The committee...

Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Insisting That Crypto Is ‘Criminal’

28.7.2020
Russia’s central bank argues that crypto purchases are not considered an investment

A1 Telekom Austria Adds Bitcoin to Payment Service for Thousands of Retailers

28.7.2020
Austria’s leading telecom company, A1 Telekom Austria Group, has announced that its merchant payment service now accepts cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, for cashless payments. The company operates in seven countries and has 25 million customers. A1 Telekom Austria Group is a leading...

China and US Must Learn From One Another and Collaborate on CBDC

28.7.2020
The governments of China and the U.S. frame digital currency as part of their great-power competition, but instead they should work on this technology together

Anyswap’s Decentralized Cross Chain Swap Protocol vs. Centralized Exchanges

28.7.2020
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists. The long-awaited Anyswap decentralized cross chain swap protocol, based on Fusion ($FSN)DCRM technology, is due to be launched on July 20th. Anyswap will usher a new era of interoperability between finance...

Private Sector Could Bring Value to Future CBDC Launches, Says IMF Official

27.7.2020
A director at the IMF has spoken of the value the private sector could bring to central bank digital currencies, should they be adopted by nations

Visa Moving to Integrate With Digital Currency Platforms

26.7.2020
Visa says it is working to integrate digital currencies with its existing global network of 61 million merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and Fold. In a blog post, Visa says the emergence of fiat-backed...

Income Inequality: Can Bitcoin or Other Cryptocurrencies Fix This?

24.7.2020
Despite the benefits of crypto being in the hands of the few, the current crisis may be a harbinger of change

Czech Central Bank Board Member Criticizes CBDCs as ‘Helicopter Money’

24.7.2020
The Czech National Bank's Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now

Boston Fed Wants to Hire a Digital Currency Engineer

23.7.2020
The one-year position will work on the Applied Fintech Research team's digital currency experiments

Crypto Scammer on the Prowl as YouTube and Twitter Become Central to Bitcoin Scams

23.7.2020
Bitcoin giveaway scammers are getting away with Bitcoin

Philippines Now Has 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Approved by Central Bank

23.7.2020
The number of regulated cryptocurrency exchanges in the Philippines has grown to 16, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the country’s central bank. One of the regulated exchanges has been helping the government and Unionbank to launch an app for bond purchases. 16 Registered Crypto...