CBDC | ForkLog - Part 10

ForkLog 8 28.06.2023

Bank of England: digital pound could run on conventional software, not blockchain

The Bank of England (BoE) digital pound may ultimately run on conventional software rather than blockchain. This was stated by Tom Matton, the head of the CBDC project.

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ForkLog 6 23.06.2023

IMF questions the case for banning cryptocurrencies

Banning cryptocurrencies may not be the best way to reduce the risks associated with them. IMF experts concluded as much.

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ForkLog 16 21.06.2023

BIS: Cryptocurrencies Are a Mistaken Path to Tokenisation

Experts from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) called tokenisation based on CBDC the future of the global financial system, and cryptocurrencies a mistaken branch of this process.

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ForkLog 10 20.06.2023

Report: tokenisation could cover $5 trillion of assets in the next five years

Over the next five years, assets worth $5 trillion could be tokenised, including 2% of the global money supply.

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ForkLog 8 20.06.2023

IMF to develop platform for national digital currencies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for cross-border transactions using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 8 13.06.2023

Thailand launches pilot for retail CBDC

Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri), Siam Commercial Bank and the Singapore-based payments provider 2C2P have joined the Bank of Thailand's pilot to launch a retail CBDC.

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ForkLog 9 07.06.2023

Reserve Bank of Australia signals a more prominent role for stablecoins in the economy

Stablecoins have the potential to occupy a more prominent role in the financial system. This is stated in the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) bill regulating crypto exchanges, custodial services and the issuance of "stablecoins".

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ForkLog 7 29.05.2023

European Commission to draft legal framework for the digital euro

The European Commission is set to prepare the legislative provisions for the digital euro in June 2023, said Fabio Panetta, a member of the ECB's Governing Council.

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ForkLog 9 29.05.2023

Opinion: Banking sector rightly wary of CBDC

JPMorgan and other TBTF banks in the U.S. view central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a government-backed threat to their business, Varoufakis said.

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ForkLog 4 26.05.2023

Visa and Microsoft joined Brazil’s CBDC project

The Central Bank of Brazil published the final list of participants in the CBDC pilot project, which included Visa, the payments giant, and Microsoft.

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ForkLog 8 22.05.2023

Bipartisan US bill introduced to ban CBDC

Lawmakers in the United States have drafted a bill that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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ForkLog 5 19.05.2023

IMF applauds Nigeria’s CBDC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a report on Nigeria's central-bank digital currency (CBDC). Its authors praised the authorities for their work.

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