
Bank for International Settlements
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8 December, 2020
Swiss central bank completes CBDC trial, downplays DLT
While the trial demonstrated the feasibility of a wholesale CBDC, the bank claimed that distributed ledger technology has not yet...
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30 November, 2020
BIS: Regulation could be embedded in stablecoins
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said regulation could be embedded into private global stablecoins, such as Facebook’s Libra.
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25 November, 2020
Wholesale CBDCs ‘very likely’ powered by blockchain: BIS Innovation Hub
Tokenization of CBDCs makes settlements far quicker, easier and cost-effective, with a number of central banks around the world already...
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18 November, 2020
Bank of England: Banks have to adjust to digital currencies
The Bank of England will not protect commercial banks against the impact of digital currencies, according to deputy governor Sir...
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29 October, 2020
Swiss National Bank and BIS announce digital currency trial by 2020 end
The trial will also allow the banks to see how the technology syncs with existing payment systems, as well as...
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13 October, 2020
Canada, UK, Japan and US release joint CBDC report
They are seeking to identify the principles necessary for any CBDC, to help other central banks around the world to...