Central Bank Digital Currency

Are central bank digital currencies a bad idea?
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11 December, 2020

Are central bank digital currencies a bad idea?

While they are being touted as the future, it’s time to rethink and reevaluate the role that CBDCs will play...
China and Hong Kong working on digital yuan cross-border payments
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9 December, 2020

China and Hong Kong working on digital yuan cross-border payments

Hong Kong’s central bank has been working with China’s digital currency institute to trial the use of the digital yuan...
Bank of Canada ready to move ‘sooner than expected’ on digital dollar
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9 December, 2020

Bank of Canada ready to move ‘sooner than expected’ on digital dollar

Central bank officials have indicated progress has been made on launching a digital currency, citing the pressures of the COVID-19...
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...
Russia central bank snubs private ruble-pegged stablecoins
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7 December, 2020

Russia central bank snubs private ruble-pegged stablecoins

The Chinese model for its digital yuan is a better template for Russia in exploring a central bank digital currency,...
Project Aber: CBDC an improvement over current fiat systems
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3 December, 2020

Project Aber: CBDC an improvement over current fiat systems

Two of the largest economies in the Middle East have described a central bank digital currency as an improvement over...
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