
Central Bank Digital Currency
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2 November, 2021
Beijing joins digital currency pilot testing with e-CNY enterprise zone
An e-CNY enterprise zone is to be launched by the Municipal Administrative Center of Beijing to explore the digital renminbi...
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30 October, 2021
Nigeria rolls out eNaira digital currency to cultivate economic growth
Plans for the digital currency have been ongoing in the last four years and according to CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele,...
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29 October, 2021
Saudi Arabia exploring blockchain and CBDC to reduce cash usage
Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority has been active in CBDC research as it seeks to digitize payments, although it has no...
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29 October, 2021
French central bank completes CBDC bonds pilot
Working alongside some of the country’s biggest private banks, the Banque de France ran over 500 transactions during the CBDC...
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28 October, 2021
Federal Reserve governor questions need for CBDCs
The senior official argued that central bank digital currencies are costly and difficult to manage, would deter private-sector innovation, and...
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27 October, 2021
China urges US companies to accept digital yuan
The digital yuan pilot started in Shanghai with 270 McDonald's branches accepting central bank digital currency as payment, although reports...