
Swiss National Bank
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9 November, 2023
Switzerland’s central bank launches wholesale CBDC pilot with UBS, commercial banks
The pilot, dubbed Helvetia Phase III, builds upon two previous studies with collaborations from the Bank for International Settlements and...
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7 October, 2023
BIS completes wholesale CBDC trial for FX, cross-border payments
In Project Mariana's proposed design, central banks do not need to control the underlying platform but will rely on smart...
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5 October, 2023
BIS concludes wholesale CBDC experiment for FX, cross-border payments
The Bank for International Settlements has released the Project Mariana report, exploring challenges and solutions in a wholesale CBDC pilot...
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30 June, 2023
Swiss National Bank set to launch CBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange
SNB's pilot program will explore the possibility of launching a wholesale CBDC, although technical details of its whitepaper state it...
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4 May, 2022
Swiss National Bank won’t hold BTC as reserve currency: report
The chair of the bank said that it could very easily purchase BTC but has decided against it as it...
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20 January, 2022
Swiss central bank completes pilot for CBDC settlement with commercial banks
The Swiss bank partnered with the BIS, SIX stock exchange and five commercial banks, including UBS, Citi, and Credit Suisse,...