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New York Fed collaborates with Singapore MAS to explore CBDCs

A joint effort is aimed at assessing the possible use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions.

Nov 11, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
New York Federal Reserve Partners With MAS to Research on wCBDCs

The New York Fed and Singapore's MAS are collaborating on CBDC development

Nov 11, 2022blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
Project shows blockchain making FX trades faster and safer – NY Fed

Tests by NY Fed and BIS settles FX spot trades in less than 15 seconds

Nov 10, 2022centralbanking
The Clearing House stands up for bank rights, opposes CBDC in comments for US Treasury

The payments operator responded to a Treasury inquiry related to the presidential executive order with an appeal to keep bank interests in sight when designing digital assets.

Nov 10, 2022cointelegraph
Some central banks have dropped out of the digital currency race

There are at least four countries that have either scrapped or halted CBDC plans so far, and each central bank has its own reasoning for not launching one.

Nov 9, 2022cointelegraphDigital Euro
Nifty News: Royalty-enforcing NFTs a ‘new asset class,’ South Korea buys NFTs with CBDC and more

The CEO of NFT marketplace Magic Eden said NFT creators “need a sustained revenue model,” and with “no way” of currently enforcing royalties, a “new asset class” could emerge to enforce them.

Nov 8, 2022cointelegraphDigital Won
Mastercard CEO Says Crypto Has a Long Way to go Before Going Mainstream

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach says crypto has some hurdles to cross before going mainstream

Nov 8, 2022blockchainnews
Christine Lagarde: Digital euro - a common European project

Video address by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, to the High level conference "Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and businesses", Brussels, 7 November 2022.

Nov 8, 2022bisDigital Euro
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands comes out in support of digital euro

“Let us envision that better future and build a digital euro that works for all Europeans,” said the queen in virtually addressing members of the European Commission.

Nov 7, 2022cointelegraphDigital Euro
The case for convenience: how CBDC design choices impact monetary policy pass-through

More and more central banks are transitioning from thinking about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in conceptual terms to considering a launch. Attention has shifted from high-level monetary policy and financial stability considerations to country-specific design and policy interactions.

Nov 7, 2022bis
Bank of Korea Completes 2nd Phase of CBDC Simulation Test

The Bank of Korea said that it has completed a 10-month CBDC simulation experiment research work on the 10-month central bank digital currency.

Nov 7, 2022blockchainnewsDigital Won
Here’s what you should know about the upcoming US midterms: Law Decoded, Oct. 31–Nov. 7

Despite a common mantra about the nonpartisan nature of crypto, there are certain correlations evident ahead of the United States elections.

Nov 7, 2022cointelegraphe-CNY
Buying Bitcoin ‘will quickly vanish’ when CBDCs launch — Arthur Hayes

Looking to buy BTC to avoid the CBDC “horror story?” The best time was “yesterday,” the former BitMEX CEO said.

Nov 6, 2022cointelegraph
The Launch of CBDC May Destroy Bitcoin - Arthur Hayes

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes the advent of CBDCs may not be a good tale for Bitcoin

Nov 6, 2022blockchainnews