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ForkLog 10 16.12.2022

National Bank of Kazakhstan Publishes White Paper on Digital Tenge

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has successfully completed the second phase of testing the digital tenge platform and published the final white paper.

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ForkLog 12 15.06.2022

Kyrgyz Central Bank warns of illegality of using cryptocurrencies for payments

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan warned of potential risks associated with cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 7 07.06.2022

Kazakhstan’s central bank says it will not ignore the crypto market

The National Bank of Kazakhstan is studying the cryptocurrency market, but says it is too early to talk about legalising crypto assets. This was stated by central bank head Galymzhan Pirmatov.

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ForkLog 5 10.05.2022

Chile’s central bank presses for autonomy of the digital peso

The Chilean central bank, developing the design for the digital peso, announced the need for the system to operate autonomously.

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ForkLog 11 22.03.2022

Four central banks complete pilot of CBDC use in cross-border settlements

The BIS Innovation Hub, together with the central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa, designed two prototypes of a platform for cross-border payments using multiple CBDCs.

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ForkLog 9 11.02.2022

Hungary’s central bank backs full ban on cryptocurrencies and mining

The head of Hungary's central bank György Matolcsy urged the EU to ban cryptocurrency trading and mining.

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ForkLog 5 31.01.2022

Developers report outage of Caribbean CBDC system

The DCash digital-currency transaction system of the eight Caribbean island states has been offline since January 14, 2022.

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ForkLog 20 21.10.2021

Crypto-fascism in Action: How Central-Bank Digital Currencies Could Shape Economic Freedoms

National central bank digital currencies are being developed by governments representing over 90% of world GDP. ForkLog investigates how their adoption could affect economic freedoms.

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ForkLog 5 06.10.2021

Georgia Sets Timeline for Digital Lari Launch

The pilot programme to introduce the digital lari in Georgia is slated for 2022. This was stated by Papuna Lezhava, vice-president of the National Bank.

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ForkLog 5 01.10.2021

BIS: CBDC efficiency hinges on public-private cooperation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reported interim results of CBDC research, in which seven central banks were partners.

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ForkLog 10 13.09.2021

Uzbekistan’s central bank rules out use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies cannot be used as a means of payment in Uzbekistan, and this is unlikely to change anytime soon, said Behzod Hamraev, deputy chairman of the local central bank.

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ForkLog 9 10.09.2021

Mexico’s central bank chief says bitcoin is a barter instrument

Bitcoin is more like a barter instrument, whose use carries high risk, than “evolved” money. This was stated by Mexico's central bank governor Alejandro Díaz de León, according to Reuters.

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