CBDC | ForkLog - Part 22

ForkLog 8 17.01.2022

Bank of Israel widens CBDC deployment study

Israel advanced its study of the advantages and risks of launching a digital shekel, according to Yoav Soffer, head of the Bank of Israel–initiated project, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 9 14.01.2022

Swiss National Bank conducted a successful wholesale CBDC test

The Swiss National Bank (SNB), together with partners, successfully tested the integration of wholesale CBDC into settlements with commercial credit institutions, according to the regulator's press release.

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ForkLog 7 13.01.2022

UK Parliament questions the case for launching a digital pound

CBDC may offer certain advantages while also posing serious challenges to financial stability and privacy. This is the conclusion of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report.

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ForkLog 18 13.01.2022

ConsenSys to help Visa develop CBDC integration module

Visa announced a partnership with the blockchain company ConsenSys to develop a module designed to help central banks and financial institutions create user-friendly services on top of CBDC networks.

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ForkLog 12 13.01.2022

US lawmakers propose banning the Fed from opening retail accounts for a CBDC

Representative Tom Emmer introduced a bill prohibiting the Fed from offering a central bank digital currency directly to individuals.

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ForkLog 12 12.01.2022

Media: China curbs rivals to the digital yuan in the Olympic Village

China restricted payments using the Alipay and WeChat payment systems in the Olympic Village, where the digital yuan is being tested.

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ForkLog 16 12.01.2022

Powell pledges to publish CBDC report in coming weeks

Fed's CBDC study report will appear in the coming weeks, Powell said during Senate hearings on his renomination.

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ForkLog 12 10.01.2022

Media: Mobile wallet for the digital yuan tops app-store charts

In the first week after launch, the pilot version of the mobile wallet for using the digital yuan topped the rankings of mobile apps in China.

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ForkLog 19 05.01.2022

Media: App Store and Google Play add mobile wallet for the digital yuan

China's authorities launched a pilot version of a mobile wallet for the digital yuan. The app is already available in the App Store and Google Play app stores.

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ForkLog 9 22.12.2021

Changpeng Zhao urges not to compare CBDCs with Bitcoin

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could replace many existing stablecoins, but not Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is the opinion expressed by Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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ForkLog 13 20.12.2021

Bank of Russia says prototype for digital ruble platform is ready

The prototype of the digital ruble platform is already ready, said Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia.

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ForkLog 12 17.12.2021

Kazakhstan central bank reports results of digital tenge pilot

The National Bank of Kazakhstan published a report on the results of the first phase of the pilot project for the digital tenge.

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