South Korean Central Bank Set to Unveil CBDC ‘Blueprint’ Next Month
The South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), is set to showcase a “blueprint” for its CBDC in September
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
Australian CBDC may be useful for payments, tokenization
Australia’s central bank has completed its pilot of a central bank digital currency exploring use cases for a potential digital dollar
Aug 19, 20231 min read
Mastercard’s CBDC Partner Program: Advancing Cryptocurrency Collaboration
Payment giant Mastercard has established a forum to foster collaboration and discussions within the cryptocurrency industry regarding CBDCs
Aug 11, 20231 min read
India Wants to Use Crypto Tokens to Digitally Sign Documents
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to give users the ability to use crypto tokens to digitally
Aug 8, 20231 min read
Brazil names its controversial CBDC ‘DREX’
Brazil’s Central Bank revealed the official name of the new central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as the digital real, DREX.
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Bank of Russia reveals digital ruble’s logo and commission fees
Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project developed by the Bank of Russia (BoR) has revealed its official logo.
Aug 1, 20231 min read
South Korea to pilot CBDC in one of these three cities, not Seoul
The Bank of Korea has narrowed down three regions for the piloting of its central bank digital currency (CBDC)
Jul 25, 20231 min read
South Korea’s Hana Bank to Work on CBDC and Stablecoin Alternatives
South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank is set to work with the central Bank of Korea (BOK) on the latter’s CBDC pilot and stablecoin alternatives
Jul 15, 20231 min read
HDFC Bank Onboards Over 1 Lakh Customers, 1.7 Lakh Merchants On Digital Currency Pilot
The largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Thursday claimed that it has on-boarded over 1 lakh customers
Jun 30, 20231 min read
ECB to Start Wholesale CBDC Settlement Trials in 2024
The European Central Bank will start exploratory work for financial market settlement based on distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Swiss National Bank Will Do a Test Run of CBDCs
During the Point Zero Forum banking conference held in Zurich yesterday, the upcoming launch of a Swiss CHF-based CBDC
Jun 24, 20231 min read
Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners.
Jun 20, 20231 min read
IMF Official Presents Blueprint for Cross-Border CBDCs
New platforms for cross-border central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could be more efficient and safe
Jun 10, 20231 min read
Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has said it will start laying the foundation to implement a retail central bank digital currency
May 19, 20231 min read
Ripple Starts Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs
Ripple is starting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform which allows central banks, governments, and financial institutions
May 15, 20231 min read
CBDCs Banned in Florida as Governor Ron DeSantis Signs New Bill
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill banning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the state.
May 6, 20231 min read
Banking Giant BNP Paribas to Launch China CBDC Wallet Platform
The Chinese arm of the French banking titan BNP Paribas announced it will launch a digital yuan wallet management platform
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