
Central Bank Digital Currency
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6 January, 2021
China extends digital yuan test to Beijing as Shenzhen holds second lottery
China’s digital currency electronic payment has been in testing phase in locations including Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiong’an New Area, and Chengdu.
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2 January, 2021
Turkish central bank announces surprise digital currency pilot for 2021
Turkey is set to begin trials of a new digital currency in 2021, after the country’s central bank announced it...
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31 December, 2020
Japan to launch a CBDC feasibility study in 2021: report
The Bank of Japan is reportedly conducting research on a digital yen as it aims to keep up pace with...
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23 December, 2020
2020 year in review: Revolutionary use cases of blockchain in banking and finance
Patrick Thompson takes a look at some of the revolutionary developments in banking and finance that took place in 2020...
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18 December, 2020
Bank of France moves from conceptual to market CBDC trials: deputy governor
Banque du France is seeking to determine how a central bank digital currency can improve the fluidity and efficiency of...
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17 December, 2020
Digital yuan not a replacement for the US dollar: ex-PBoC governor
China had learned a lesson from the hostile reception Libra, now Diem, has received globally, according to the former governor...