Digital Yen

Japan to launch a CBDC feasibility study in 2021: report
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31 December, 2020

Japan to launch a CBDC feasibility study in 2021: report

The Bank of Japan is reportedly conducting research on a digital yen as it aims to keep up pace with...
Digital yen will take years, ex-Bank of Japan executive says
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21 November, 2020

Digital yen will take years, ex-Bank of Japan executive says

Hiromi Yamaoka, the former head of payment and settlement systems at the central bank, said the Bank of Japan still...
Bank of Japan publishes a CBDC report, to start pilot programs in 2021
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14 October, 2020

Bank of Japan publishes a CBDC report, to start pilot programs in 2021

The Bank of Japan believes that there’s a possibility of a surge in public demand for a CBDC, considering the...
Bank of Japan top economist to lead digital yen initiative
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5 August, 2020

Bank of Japan top economist to lead digital yen initiative

Kazushige Kamiyama has been appointed to head Bank of Japan’s payments and settlement department.
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