Central Bank Digital Currency

Indonesia’s central bank unveils wholesale CBDC consultation process
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13 February, 2023

Indonesia’s central bank unveils wholesale CBDC consultation process

Project Garuda's second phase will explore CBDC usage in the tokenization and settlement of securities transactions.
India in ‘no hurry’ for CBDC development despite notching huge milestones
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12 February, 2023

India in ‘no hurry’ for CBDC development despite notching huge milestones

India’s digital rupee pilot already had over 50,000 users and 5,000 merchants, but despite the impressive numbers, the Reserve Bank...
BIS developing new tool to monitor stablecoin balance sheets
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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...
Russia’s Gazprombank suggests slowing down digital ruble launch fearing losses for commercial banks
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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...
Digital pound likely this decade, but don’t call it ‘Britcoin’
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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...
Laos climbs aboard CBDC train via partnership with Japan’s Soramitsu
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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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