CBDC | ForkLog - Part 44

ForkLog 16 03.11.2020

PayPal CEO outlines when bitcoin buying and selling will be opened to all customers

In December, PayPal will roll out access to cryptocurrency services across the United States, with availability for users in other countries in the first half of 2021, according to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman. Fortune reports.

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ForkLog 17 02.11.2020

China to take an active role in shaping international CBDC regulation

China should become an active participant in the debate on creating an international regulatory framework for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). President Xi Jinping set such a goal in 'Questions on Medium- and Long-Term Socio-Economic Strategies,' CoinDesk reports.

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ForkLog 19 02.11.2020

PBOC governor reports 4 million digital yuan transactions

Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China, said that users completed more than 4 million digital yuan transactions in the pilot program implemented in four cities. Bloomberg reports this.

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ForkLog 42 02.11.2020

Australian central bank to study wholesale CBDC on Ethereum

Australia's central bank announced collaboration with Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Perpetual and ConsenSys as part of a project to study the wholesale form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) based on the Ethereum blockchain.

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ForkLog 13 02.11.2020

ECB launches public consultation on digital euro

ECB President Christine Lagarde announced a public consultation on the digital euro for EU residents.

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ForkLog 13 30.10.2020

Huawei adds digital yuan support to its Mate 40 smartphone

The tech giant Huawei unveiled the Mate 40 smartphone with a built-in hardware wallet for China's central bank digital currency, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 14 29.10.2020

People’s Bank of China warns of counterfeit wallets for the digital yuan

Although the digital yuan is still in the pilot phase, counterfeit wallets have already appeared. Mu Changchun, director of the CBDC Institute at the People's Bank of China, said this, according to 8btc.

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ForkLog 18 29.10.2020

Group of central banks says full anonymity for CBDCs is unacceptable

The BIS authors and seven central banks argue that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should not imply full anonymity due to AML/CFT rules. In the expert community, there are those who strongly disagree, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 18 29.10.2020

Bank of Canada urges countries to coordinate CBDC development approaches

Tiff Macklem, the head of the Canadian regulator, says that in developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) countries should adhere to a coordinated approach. Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 24 29.10.2020

How China’s Digital Yuan (DCEP) Put It at the Forefront of Monetary Innovation

In 2020 many countries stepped up efforts to develop their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to the latest BIS report, 80% of central banks are studying the potential of national digital currencies, and half of them are already experimenting with new payment instruments.

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ForkLog 17 28.10.2020

ConsenSys to participate in CBDC testing with Societe Generale

The Ethereum ecosystem solutions developer ConsenSys announced a partnership with the technology arm of the French banking giant Societe Generale to test central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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ForkLog 14 27.10.2020

Kenya’s central bank weighs issuing a CBDC

Kenya's authorities have begun discussions with international financial regulators about the advisability of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to Kenyan Wallstreet.

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