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Tanzania ‘cautious’ on CBDC adoption after initial research
16.1.2023
The Bank of Tanzania is waiting for the conclusion of its research into CBDCs before making a final decision on adoption
Ukraine’s Tascombank Pilots Stellar-based E-hryvnia
15.1.2023
Tascombank, one of the oldest banking institutions in Ukraine, has completed the pilot testing of a digital currency based on the Stellar network. The bank believes that its electronic money platform represents an economically viable implementation of blockchain technology. Tascombank Conducts...
Sand Dollar Digital Currency Struggle for Relevance After FTX Disaster
15.1.2023
The Sand Dollar, a digital version of the Bahamian dollar, is in a tight spot within the island nation following the unprecedented collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
FTX, once the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world with a valuation of $32 billion at its peak, was based in...
MIT, Maiden Labs examine CBDC inclusiveness issues in report from 4 countries
13.1.2023
The report concentrates on real-world research from low- and middle-income countries and untangles questions of inclusiveness, trust and functionality
Update Lets Digital Yuan Users Pay with Mobiles – Even When Their Battery’s Flat
13.1.2023
Another update to China’s digital yuan app is allowing users in pilot zones to pay using their cell phone – even if their devices have run out of battery or have no mobile signal.
Per Shanghai Securties News, Android users can now toggle a function that lets them “pay without network and/or...
BIS economists suggest improving TradFi with CBDC to attract users away from crypto
12.1.2023
The latest Bank of International Settlements bulletin looks at ways to mitigate the risks of crypto assets and suggests TradFi could get its house in better order too
Nigeria revisits its payments landscape amid sluggish eNaira adoption
12.1.2023
The Nigerian central bank has outlined key focus areas for its national payments system in a two-year roadmap leading up to 2025
UK Treasury Considers Digital Pound, Maintains Crypto Hub Objective
12.1.2023
The U.K. is mulling over launching a digital pound as it remains committed to becoming a cryptocurrency hub, a government representative has indicated. British authorities should also regulate payments with stablecoins, according to the official. United Kingdom Prepares to Begin Consultation...
China's central bank includes digital yuan in report on currency circulation
11.1.2023
The 13.61 billion e-CNY represented roughly 0.13% of the 10.47 trillion yuan in circulation at the end of 2022
City of London, British trade groups form new digital currency advocacy alliance
11.1.2023
The UK capital’s governing body is partnering with the Digital Pound Association and other trade groups to promote good crypto policy and practice and the UK’s position as a global financial center
Bank of Russia Outlines Payment Models With Digital Ruble, Other CBDCs
11.1.2023
The Central Bank of Russia has detailed two methods for implementing the digital ruble and other state-backed coins in international settlements. The monetary authority also plans to start testing consumer-to-business (C2B) operations in the first quarter of the year. Russia’s Central Bank...
UK MP says stablecoin is a gateway to CBDC, only crypto can ‘disrupt’ settlements
10.1.2023
MP Andrew Griffith and colleagues spoke before a hearing of the U.K. parliamentary Treasury Committee about payments technology and CBDC
Russia to begin work on CBDC settlement system in Q1 as sanctions endure: Report
10.1.2023
The country's central bank will begin studying two possible cross-border CBDC settlement models this quarter
Today in Crypto: Traders at an Institutional Crypto Firm Targeted by Hackers Since July 2022, Huobi Korea to Reportedly Cut Ties with Huobi Global
9.1.2023
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Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Doubles Down on Crypto Hub Positioning Despite Crypto Winter
9.1.2023
Paul Chan, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, said that, despite the ongoing market downturn, the city would continue to work toward becoming a major crypto hub, attracting businesses from across the world.
Chan, the Financial Secretary since 2017, was speaking at a Web3 forum, Bloomberg reported...
Report: Nigeria to Stop Cash Withdrawals From Government Accounts
9.1.2023
From the start of March, Nigerian public officials will be barred from withdrawing cash from government bank accounts, the head of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit reportedly said. Public officials that want to be exempted from this new regulation will have to obtain a waiver from...
Mexico's digital peso delayed, unclear launch date
8.1.2023
Mexico's central bank is currently working on legal, administrative, and technological requirements for the peso's digital version
Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024
8.1.2023
The Mexican central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, is unlikely to be ready by 2024, as was announced back in 2021 by the Mexican government. In a statement, representatives from Banxico, the central bank of Mexico, stated the development of the currency was still in its initial...
ECB’s Fabio Panetta: Unbacked Cryptos Are a ‘Vehicle for Gambling’ Lacking ‘Intrinsic Value’
6.1.2023
Fabio Panetta, part of the Executive Committee of the European Central Bank (ECB), believes that unbacked cryptocurrency assets are vehicles for gambling without intrinsic value, which need to be regulated. In an opinion piece, Panetta states that while cryptocurrency regulation is a good answer...
ECB official urges CBDC development for the good of cryptocurrency and consumers
5.1.2023
ECB board member Fabio Panetta has woven his enthusiasm for blockchain technology and skepticism of cryptocurrency into an argument that supports both, albeit begrudgingly