
Central Bank Digital Currency
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22 December, 2023
Eurosystem seeks participants for blockchain-based payment with central bank money
Eurosystem has initiated trials for blockchain-based interbank transfers, assessing solutions like Italy's TIPS Hash and France's Full-DLT, open to diverse...
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22 December, 2023
JCB, Idemia CBDC pilot phase 2 focuses on offline functionality
JCB and Idemia is moving to stage two of CBDC pilot with Soft Space, focusing on offline payments using near-field...
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21 December, 2023
Bank of Korea governor urges banking regulators to introduce CBDCs
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong urges swift CBDC adoption to counter stablecoin risks, accelerating plans with launching 2024 retail...
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20 December, 2023
Bank of Russia extends digital ruble pilot completion to 2025
The Bank of Russia's digital ruble experiments will not launch before 2025 as the central bank continues to test a...
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20 December, 2023
Japan should issue digital yen ‘without delay,’ expert panel recommends
The panel under the Finance Ministry says the digital yen must co-exist alongside—not replace—cash and be easily usable "by anyone,...
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19 December, 2023
Digital tenge pilot was a success: Kazakhstan central bank
The digital tenge pilot launched a month ago and, in that time, it has been used to make retail payments...