Central Bank Digital Currency

2021 year in review: Bitcoin comes of age in Africa
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31 December, 2021

2021 year in review: Bitcoin comes of age in Africa

2021 had it all in Africa for digital currencies—adoption soared by 1,200% as Kenya led global P2P trades, but there...
Thailand to delay digital currency testing to late 2022
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29 December, 2021

Thailand to delay digital currency testing to late 2022

The initial testing of Thailand’s central bank digital currency, initially set for Q2 in 2022, will be pushed to later...
Kazakhstan central bank reveals digital tenge pilot results
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24 December, 2021

Kazakhstan central bank reveals digital tenge pilot results

The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to set up a retail digital currency on a distributed ledger technology, and is...
Kazakhstan completes CBDC prototype, but has yet to decide if there’s need for digital tenge
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16 December, 2021

Kazakhstan completes CBDC prototype, but has yet to decide if there’s need for digital tenge

The Kazakh central bank worked with local banks and international partners on the prototype, but it will decide on the...
France, Switzerland conclude major wholesale CBDC test with BIS
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14 December, 2021

France, Switzerland conclude major wholesale CBDC test with BIS

The French and Swiss central banks tested the use of a wholesale CBDC in cross-border funds transfers, with Credit Suisse,...
China links digital yuan to Hong Kong’s Faster Payments System in second CBDC trial phase
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14 December, 2021

China links digital yuan to Hong Kong’s Faster Payments System in second CBDC trial phase

China has embarked on the second phase of its cross-border central bank digital currency research with Hong Kong, and it...
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