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BoJ finds some CBDC designs suffer from bottlenecks

Designs faced pressures on transaction throughput, latency and CPU load

Jun 6, 2022centralbanking
Brazil Considers CBDC Project as a Means to Innovate Digitally: Economist

The development of CBDC means several things to several people, and for Brazil, it is a broad complement to its already transforming payment ecosystem.

Jun 6, 2022blockchainnews
‘CBDCs are the natural evolution,’ says HyperLedger director Barbosa

In an interview filmed during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Daniela Barbosa gives the floor to enterprise blockchains and the future of currencies.

Jun 6, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
CBDCs can “kill” private crypto: India’s RBI deputy governor to IMF

“One of the reasons it is so successful is because it's simple,” he added while comparing the Unified Payments Interface’s (UPI) growth with blockchain technology.

Jun 4, 2022cointelegraphDigital Rupee
Crypto Biz: Helicopter CBDC money rains on Shenzhen, May 26—June 1

China's advanced CBDC strategy sees digital yuan airdropped to thousands of people. Meanwhile, Binance Labs raised $500 million for a new Web3 fund.

Jun 3, 2022cointelegraphe-CNY
Brazilian central banker describes how CBDC system can halt bank runs

In constructing its Real Digital, Brazil's central bank is developing mechanisms that can freeze citizens' conversion to CBDCs in the event of a bank run.

Jun 3, 2022cointelegraph
John C Williams: The song remains the same

As prepared for delivery

Jun 2, 2022bis
Fireblocks Taps Former BoE Fintech Head as its CBDC Director

Digital assets infrastructure provider Fireblocks has announced the onboarding of Varun Paul, the former head of fintech at the Bank of England (BoE) as its new Central Banking Digital Currency (CB

Jun 1, 2022blockchainnewse-CNY
Crypto knocking on the WEF’s door: The view from Davos

A look back on the week that was the World Economic Forum and how crypto might have stolen the show.

Jun 1, 2022cointelegraph
NY Fed president urges colleagues to prepare for coming digital payment transformation

Technology is changing fast, but the role of the central bank stays the same, Williams tells an audience of officials, scholars and financial industry leaders.

Jun 1, 2022cointelegraph
Fed paper looks at the potential effects of CBDC on monetary policy

The working paper traces the effects of operations with CBDCs through several scenarios and concludes the Fed will have it under control.

May 31, 2022cointelegraph
$30m e-CNY Airdropped in Shenzhen to Boost Consumer Spending

The use of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is currently being boosted by the city of Shenzhen which according to reports has airdropped 30 million Digital Yuan (e-CNY) to its residents

May 31, 2022blockchainnewse-CNY
UN agency head sees 'massive opportunities' in crypto: WEF 2022

“Crypto is just another technology, it’s a matter of how is it being used. It can be used for good or for bad. From where we sit, we see massive opportunities," says the director of the UNICC.

May 31, 2022cointelegraph
India to roll out CBDC using a graded approach: RBI Annual Report

Halfway through 2022, at the proof-of-concept stage, RBI is in the process of verifying the feasibility and functionality of launching a CBDC.

May 28, 2022cointelegraphDigital Rupee
Falling Bitcoin price doesn't affect El Salvador: 'Now it's time to buy more,' reveals Deputy Dania Gonzalez

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, a policymaker from El Salvador reveals how BTC has been helping the country change people's lives.

May 27, 2022cointelegraph