CBDC | ForkLog - Part 31

ForkLog 8 21.06.2021

Bank of Israel confirms pilot project for CBDC

Israel conducted a pilot test of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), deputy regulator Andrew Abir said. The Jerusalem Post reports.

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ForkLog 11 21.06.2021

Bank of France tests CBDC for equity settlements

The Bank of France, together with Swiss crypto bank SEBA, completed a pilot project for securities operations based on the national CBDC.

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ForkLog 6 21.06.2021

ECB outlines the digital euro’s advantages over private stablecoins

The digital euro would offer better privacy protection than private stablecoins, ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta said in an interview with the Financial Times.

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ForkLog 10 18.06.2021

Beijing ATMs gain option to convert yuan into CBDC

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has added the ability to convert yuan into a digital version (CBDC) and back at more than 3,000 ATMs in Beijing.

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ForkLog 13 17.06.2021

Study: 8% of eurozone deposits could move to the digital euro

The launch by the European Central Bank of a national digital currency (CBDC) will deprive the banking system of about 8% of the deposit base (€873 billion), according to Morgan Stanley analysts. Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 8 16.06.2021

BoE chief rejects parallels between bitcoin and money

Bitcoin has no intrinsic value, but stablecoins may occupy a niche in the financial system. This was stated by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.

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ForkLog 11 14.06.2021

China tests digital yuan for payroll payments in Xiongan

The People's Bank of China tested the central bank digital currency (CBDC) for payroll payments in the Xiongan district of Hebei province.

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ForkLog 13 11.06.2021

Brazilian central bank delays launch of the digital real

The Central Bank of Brazil announced changes to the launch timelines for the national digital currency (CBDC). CoinDesk reports, citing the regulator's statement.

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ForkLog 18 11.06.2021

Nigeria announces pilot CBDC launch

By the end of 2021 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) could roll out a pilot project for a national digital currency (CBDC). This was stated by the regulator's information technology specialist Rakiya Mohammed, according to Today NG.

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ForkLog 15 10.06.2021

BIS joins CBDC testing in cross-border settlements

The BIS Innovation Hub, in collaboration with the monetary regulators of France and Switzerland, will conduct an experiment using a central bank digital currency in cross-border settlements.

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ForkLog 14 09.06.2021

Hong Kong authorities to study retail CBDC launch

The HKMA will consider using a central bank digital currency in retail transactions.

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ForkLog 7 07.06.2021

Bank of England weighs regulation of stablecoins

The Bank of England said that stablecoins should be subject to bank-payment rules.

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