
Central Bank Digital Currency
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5 October, 2020
European Central Bank digital euro report: ‘We should be prepared to issue’
The report suggests that the bank would be open to considering both centralized and decentralized models for the digital currency.
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22 September, 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia: ‘No need’ for Aussie CBDC
The Reserve Bank of Australia is reportedly skeptical of the benefits of CBDCs, and is also concerned about private stablecoins.
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21 September, 2020
Bank for International Settlements hiring blockchain expert for digital currency
BIS job ad suggests the organization is preparing to accelerate work on researching and developing central bank digital currencies.
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19 September, 2020
Bahamas to launch Sand Dollar digital currency in October
The Bahamas, a country of 400,000 people, has been pilot testing its digital currency—the Sand Dollar—since December 2019.
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11 September, 2020
CBDCs to replace fiat in at least 3 countries by 2030: report
Dutch group dGen notes at least 3-5 countries would have their own central bank digital currencies in place by the...
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9 September, 2020
Mastercard launches CBDC test platform
Mastercard has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) test platform. “The platform enables the simulation of issuance, distribution, and