
Central Bank Digital Currency
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12 February, 2023
BIS developing new tool to monitor stablecoin balance sheets
Under Project Pyxtrial, the Bank for International Settlements is developing a tool for central banks to monitor stablecoins in a...
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12 February, 2023
Russia’s Gazprombank suggests slowing down digital ruble launch fearing losses for commercial banks
The digital ruble has received heightened attention as the government intends to use it to circumvent economic sanctions imposed on...
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11 February, 2023
Digital pound likely this decade, but don’t call it ‘Britcoin’
The U.K. Treasury and the central bank say that the digital pound would give the country a new digital payments...
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10 February, 2023
Laos climbs aboard CBDC train via partnership with Japan’s Soramitsu
The proof-of-concept plan dubbed "Digital Lao Kip (DLak)" will explore the possibilities of a retail central bank digital currency existing...
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9 February, 2023
Lunar New Year sees $26M in digital yuan given out to trigger CBDC adoption: report
Regional Chinese governments have handed out over 180 million yuan ($26.5 million) during the Chinese Lunar New Year, aiming to...
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8 February, 2023
India: Reliance Retail to accept CBDC payments soon—here’s all you need to know
V Subramaniam, Director of Reliance Retail, said that accepting digital currency at their stores aligns "with the company's strategic vision...