News
3,621 articles tracked
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published a Whitepaper to give additional insights into its proposed Central Bank Digital Currency, dubbed the eAUD.
RBA aims to launch a CBDC pilot early next year
The key objectives of the project are to identify and understand innovative business models, use cases, benefits, risks and operational models for a CBDC in Australia.
Executive board member Fabio Panetta says it would undermine financial stability if the ECB were unprepared to use distributed ledger technology, but that’s the best he can say for it.
A BoJ-managed, account-ledger ‘digital yen’ tied to the new Kotora payments may offer some potential
The crypto rial has been in preparation for years; its introduction comes on the heels of the country’s introduction of cryptocurrency for foreign trade.
Three “rails” will guide path to possible central bank digital currency issuance
The monetary authority is developing a wholesale CBDC separately and earlier; it is looking at prospective retail use cases despite the lack of an “imminent role” for the currency.
Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg proposed a new draft of the titled Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2022, aimed at regulating digital asset exchanges.
International use of the CBDC viewed as boosting China’s strategic power
PBoC deputy governor Fan Yifei said expanding e-CNY trials to the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan would happen "at a proper time."
Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg proposed a new draft of the titled Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2022, aimed at regulating digital asset exchanges.
The industry didn’t take the document well, as the policymakers’ focus on security and enforcement is all too visible.