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Qatar launches CBDC testing for wholesale payments
Qatar Central Bank announced this week that it had completed developing the CBDC infrastructure and that it would leverage AI...
Indian banks offer incentives to lift e-rupee use as wholesale CBDC usage plunges
Local banks are actively offering cashbacks and reward points to woo customers into using the wholesale CBDC following a significant...
Israel’s digital shekel challenge targets innovative CBDC applications
The Bank of Israel launched the challenge to explore the feasibility of issuing a digital shekel, inspired by the Bank...
Breaking down financial silos: How blockchain unifies money, securities, and commodities
If the vision is infinite transactions on one scalable ledger that features superfast settlement and asset interoperability, it must happen...
Nigerian lawmakers push for digital asset regulation to boost struggling economy
Lawmakers who screened the newly appointed Securities and Exchange Commission head called on the agency to regulate the sector better...
Proof of work, proof of stake, or proof of authority: Discover the right consensus model
In this London Blockchain Conference panel discussion, experts tackle the different consensus mechanisms and how developers and enterprises could leverage...