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Japan's megabanks to lead experiment with digital yen
19.11.2020
Could a new, coordinated effort to digitalize the Japanese economy be strong enough to compete with residents' persistent use of cash?
Former Bank of Japan exec says Japan will need years to issue digital yen
17.11.2020
A former Bank of Japan official is concerned about a digital yen triggering massive outflows from private bank deposits
Will they or won't they? Central banks eye each other's digital currency moves
29.10.2020
Canada's central bank recognizes that CBDCs are a necessarily international issue
‘No single digital currency will dominate the world’ Bank of Japan now says
15.10.2020
Japan's policymakers appear disconcerted by the advancement in China's CBDC iniative
Japan must amend central bank laws to issue digital yen, says official
12.10.2020
Japan is getting more serious about the digital yen
Bank of Japan to begin digital currency proof-of-concept in 2021
9.10.2020
In a recent document from the Bank of Japan, the central bank stressed the need for offline availability
Senior Japanese official fears China being ‘first-mover’ in digital currency
9.10.2020
China might gain control over global CBDC standards, a Japanese official warns
Central banks detail CBDC expectations in massive joint document
9.10.2020
The report is a major step towards pushing central bank digital currencies forward
Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of Digital Yen Initiative
31.7.2020
The central bank's most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks
Bank of Japan Appoints Top Economist to Head Up CBDC Research Team
31.7.2020
The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace
Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support Levels, US Dollar Plummets to 2-Year Low
31.7.2020
Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would keep lending until the end...
Japan’s Covid-19 Stimulus Payments Didn’t Flow Into Crypto
23.7.2020
Covid-19 relief money does not seem to have been spent by many Japanese on cryptocurrencies
Bank of Japan Forms New Team to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency
20.7.2020
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen
Bank of Japan Has New CBDC Research Team But No Plans to Launch
20.7.2020
Bank of Japan has announced the launch of a new CBDC research team, which will continue the work of its previous CBDC research team
Japan Should Urge US to Hurry Up With Digital Dollar Says Fisco Exec.
17.7.2020
Japan may need to rely on the United States to have some influence over the development of digital currencies
Japanese Government Set to Include CBDC in Official Economic Plan
15.7.2020
The Japanese government is getting serious about a CBDC
Bank of Japan Will Begin Experimenting With a Digital Yen
3.7.2020
The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective
US Stimulus Plan Is Steadying Global Markets While Crypto Takes a Dip
25.3.2020
The $2 trillion stimulus deal in the U.S. wasn’t enough to keep many cryptocurrencies from taking a dip Wednesday
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
Japan Doesn’t Need a Digital Yen, Asserts BOJ Official
6.3.2020
A digital yen could have serious unintended consequences, the Bank of Japan's deputy governor warned