Bank for International Settlements

Joint CBDC pilot unites Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa
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7 September, 2021

Joint CBDC pilot unites Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa

The reserve banks in each country have teamed up to trial a new platform for enabling cross-border transfers denominated in...
BIS head: Bitcoin may break down altogether, has no actual value backing
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2 February, 2021

BIS head: Bitcoin may break down altogether, has no actual value backing

The head of the Bank for International Settlements believes that Bitcoin could end up collapsing altogether.
Swiss central bank completes CBDC trial, downplays DLT
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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...
BIS: Regulation could be embedded in stablecoins
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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.
Wholesale CBDCs ‘very likely’ powered by blockchain: BIS Innovation Hub
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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...
Bank of England: Banks have to adjust to digital currencies
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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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