CBDCs

CBDCs

PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor

The digital currencies could be distributed through PayPal’s digital wallets, the company’s CEO said.

News  ·  11 February 2021
Japan

Japan’s Finance Minister Calls on G7 to Discuss CBDCs at Talks Friday

The G7 meeting on Friday is a virtual meeting and will be the first since U.S. President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Jan. 20.

News  ·  9 February 2021
CBDCs

Bank of Korea: CBDCs Are Fiat Currency Not Virtual Assets

Some legal changes would be needed before a potential central bank digital currency launch in South Korea, research indicates.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 February 2021
Federal Reserve

US Federal Reserve Looking to Hire a Manager to Research Stablecoins and CBDCs

The job listing follows comments made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell in recent weeks where he said the central bank needed “better regulatory answers” for global stablecoins.

News  ·  29 January 2021
CBDC

China, Singapore Look Ahead to CBDC Future at World Economic Forum

A former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China compared notes with the chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Business  ·  28 January 2021
CBDCs

The Future of Money in the Multiverse

It's 2028 and central banks, Big Tech companies and the "deplatformed" are establishing their own worlds of digital money.

Business  ·  25 January 2021
CoinFlash

BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments

The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 January 2021
CoinFlash

French Central Bank Trials Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement

The pilot involved the settlement on a private blockchain of around €2 million.

News  ·  19 January 2021
CBDCs

Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency

Stephen Harper said "the number of things that people use as reserves will expand," but the U.S. dollar will still retain its dominant role.

News  ·  18 January 2021
Federal Reserve

Jerome Powell on CBDCs: ‘We Don’t Feel a Need to Be First’

He estimated it will take “years rather than months” before the Fed releases a CBDC.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 January 2021
Bitcoin

First Mover: Forget Facebook’s Stablecoin. Now It’s $700B Bitcoin in the Crosshairs

Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple of months to more than $700 billion in market value is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators. 

Markets  ·  14 January 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

Markets  ·  13 January 2021
CBDCs

Swedish Bankers Air Concerns Over E-Krona Digital Currency Plan

While the Riksbank appears keen to launch the e-krona, bankers are worried about how the digital currency might affect their industry.

Business  ·  5 January 2021
CBDCs

LCX Exchange Gets Licensed in Liechtenstein to Help Banks Create Their Own Digital Assets

LCX has been granted eight out of the 11 crypto-related licenses in Liechtenstein.

Business  ·  5 January 2021
CBDCs

Ukraine Government Picks Stellar to Help Build National Digital Currency

The Stellar Development Foundation's work with Ukraine's government to digitize the hryvnia will officially launch this month.

Business  ·  4 January 2021