South African Reserve Bank

South Africa completes second phase of wholesale CBDC trials
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16 April, 2022

South Africa completes second phase of wholesale CBDC trials

Project Khokha 2 involved the country’s top banks, which experimented on a wCBDC for interbank payments settlement, but SARB says...
Bitcoin not a currency? South African central bank governor thinks so
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4 September, 2021

Bitcoin not a currency? South African central bank governor thinks so

The governor of the South African Reserve Bank claimed digital currencies don’t meet the 3 criteria that define a currency...
South Africa central bank launches feasibility study for retail CBDC
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28 May, 2021

South Africa central bank launches feasibility study for retail CBDC

The South African Reserve Bank has launched a study on the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as...
South Africa to introduce crypto regulations in Q1 2019
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2 December, 2019

South Africa to introduce crypto regulations in Q1 2019

South Africa to introduce crypto regulations in Q1 2019