BOJ

IMF, World Bank, G20 Countries to Create Central Bank Digital Currency Rules

Many of the world's largest economies will institute national digital currency banking standards with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 October 2020

BOJ’s Kuroda Says Central Bank Will Start CBDC Experiments in Spring: Report

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday that the central bank will begin experiments on a digital yen in the spring.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 October 2020
Japan

Former Central Bank Official: Japan Should Take a Digital Yen Seriously

In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen.

People  ·  11 September 2020
News Roundup

Blockchain Bites: Dollar’s Decline, Ether’s Moneymakers and Coinbase’s Considerations

Coinbase is considering adding 19 new assets, the SEC tapped CipherTrace for its Binance-specific tracing tools and 132% of Ether wallets are in profit.

News  ·  31 July 2020
Banking

Central Banks Say Blockchain Could Shake Up Securities Settlement

The second report from the project 'Stella' initiative explores applications of distributed ledger technology to the securities settlement process.

Business  ·  27 March 2018