Central Bank Digital Currency

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...
Bank of Russia discusses digital ruble plans with bank execs
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2 December, 2020

Bank of Russia discusses digital ruble plans with bank execs

The Russian central bank recently met with some of the country’s commercial banks to discuss the proposed digital ruble.
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.
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