Mastercard Launches Prepaid Card for World’s First CBDC in Bahamas
The Bahamian Sand Dollar can now be used for payments anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Source
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4 top universities submit CBDC designs to the Bank of Canada
Major Canadian universities have submitted new research to the Bank of Canada centered around the development of a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, underscoring the innovation underway in this space. The research began last year after the BoC engaged four institutions around potential designs for a national cryptocurrency. A total
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PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor
PayPal could be to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) what private banks are to physical dollars.The company’s CEO, Dan Schulman, laid out a vision during its investor day on Thursday for PayPal’s digital wallets being the means by which central banks distributed CBDCs to consumers across income levels. “You think about
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China, Singapore Look Ahead to CBDC Future at World Economic Forum
Financial authority figures from China and Singapore offered a glimpse at how the international roadmap for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might play out, with the suggestion of an interoperability deal between the nations. Moderating a virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) panel on the impact of CBDCs, CryptoX Chief Content Officer
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BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away
The monetary revolution will be digitized … but for the vast majority of earthlings likely not anytime soon, according to central bank digital currency (CBDC) research published Wednesday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).To get there, though, 86% of the central banks surveyed in BIS’ third annual CBDC questionnaire
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Central banks representing a fifth of world’s population likely to issue CBDC in 3 years: BIS
Central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, are entering the “advanced stages” of engagement as nations around the world look to capitalize on blockchain technology, according to a new report by the Bank for International Settlements.In its latest survey of CBDC development, the BIS shows that central banks representing roughly a
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Sweden is working with DLT for its CBDC proof-of-concept
Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs, were the talk of the town for many in crypto and banking in 2020, with Sweden's prospective e-krona one of the frontrunners. Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, is investigating distributed ledger technology, or DLT, for its CBDC proof-of-concept, the bank’s deputy governor confirmed today. “The
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China turns up pace on CBDC release, tests infrastructure prior to adoption
The COVID-19 crisis has done little to dampen China’s interest in becoming the first major economy to distribute a central bank digital currency. Quite the contrary, its digital currency/electronic payment project appears to be picking up speed. In the Shenzhen region, for example, 100,000 local citizens this month received for free
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China’s blockchain project BSN to pilot global CBDC system in 2021
The Chinese national blockchain project, the Blockchain Service Network, is planning to pilot integration with global central bank digital currencies.According to a Jan. 15 blog post, the BSN is looking to build a universal digital payment network, or UDPN, based on CBDCs of various countries as part of its 2021
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Japan to Launch Feasibility Study into CBDC
A report by the Bank of Japan indicates that to be prepared in case of the great need for a CBDC, the bank will launch a feasibility study.Japan is set to launch a study into the feasibility of a digital currency (CBDC) for use in both the private and public
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