CBDC | ForkLog - Part 41

ForkLog 11 12.12.2020

Sweden to study transition to digital currency within two years

The Swedish government will study the possibility of transitioning the country to a digital currency, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 7 10.12.2020

Vitalik Buterin: Central bank digital currencies will eventually be convertible into cryptocurrencies

National digital currencies (CBDCs) could in the future be easily exchanged for cryptocurrencies, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin said. He shared his expectations at the Fintech Festival 2020 in Singapore, Cointelegraph reports.

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ForkLog 10 07.12.2020

Opinion: 2021 will be a year of the privacy war

The cryptocurrency community in 2021 will enter an active fight for privacy. This was stated by Hodl Hodl's CEO Max Kedun during a panel discussion at the ForkLog conference 'Bitcoin 2020: New Horizons'.

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ForkLog 10 07.12.2020

China to test digital yuan payments by tapping smartphones

Suzhou residents will test the 'tap' function on smartphones during the upcoming DCEP trials, Nikkei Asia reports.

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ForkLog 12 07.12.2020

ECB outlines when work on the digital euro will intensify

ECB will begin developing a plan for launching the digital euro in mid-2021, said Holger Neyhaus, head of the regulator's Market Innovations and Integration Division. Cointelegraph reports.

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ForkLog 7 07.12.2020

Citigroup CEO discusses helping central banks create CBDCs

The financial conglomerate Citigroup is helping governments of various countries in creating central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This was stated by the organization's chief executive Michael Corbat in an interview with Bloomberg two months before his departure.

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ForkLog 13 07.12.2020

People’s Bank of China and Hong Kong to deploy the digital yuan in cross-border payments

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is discussing testing the digital yuan with the People's Bank of China. The asset is planned for use in cross-border payments, CoinDesk reports.

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ForkLog 12 06.12.2020

Internet giant JD.com to join digital yuan pilot testing

JD.com, the second-largest online retailer by turnover in China, will be the first among the country's e-commerce hubs to deploy the digital yuan, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 11 04.12.2020

Bank for International Settlements Successfully Tests Wholesale CBDC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), with the participation of the Swiss National Bank and Switzerland's largest stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, during the tests confirmed the feasibility of using national digital currencies (CBDC) to settle tokenised assets.

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ForkLog 10 03.12.2020

Bank of Canada signals potential acceleration of CBDC rollout

The need for the Bank of Canada to issue its own digital currency could come sooner than expected, Deputy Governor Timothy Lane said in an interview.

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ForkLog 8 03.12.2020

Bloomberg: Digital yuan rollout will reshape Macau’s gaming industry

Operators of the world's largest casino hub are concerned about the possible introduction of a digital currency backed by China's central bank in Macau, Bloomberg reports citing its own sources.

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ForkLog 18 02.12.2020

National Bank of Ukraine initiates bill granting itself the right to issue the e-hryvnia

The National Bank of Ukraine continues to study the possibility of issuing a digital version of the hryvnia. This was stated by NBU Chairman Kyrylo Shevchenko.

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