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Draft bill to ban China’s digital yuan from US app stores

Three Republican senators introduced a bill to protect Americans from the "Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act."

May 27, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Blockchain tech offers multiple paths to financial inclusion for unbanked

Millions of people in parts of the world lead limited economic lives, but opportunities to enter the digital economy are coming to many of them.

May 26, 2022cointelegraph
Brainard tells House committee about potential role of CBDC, future of stablecoins

The Fed vice chair told the House Financial Services Committee that a CBDC offers stability, interoperability in increasingly complex economic system.

May 26, 2022cointelegraph
ECB president’s anti-crypto comments trigger community responses

On a Dutch talk show, Christine Lagarde said that crypto is “worth nothing,” as there’s no underlying asset that backs the currencies.

May 26, 2022cointelegraphDigital Euro
WEF 2022: SWIFT probably won’t exist in 5 years, says Mastercard CEO

Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard, told an audience of blockchain executives that he expects SWIFT to phase out of existence in as little as five years' time.

May 26, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
American Bankers See No Compelling Case for Digital Dollar

The ABA said that it has not seen a compelling case for the pursuit of the Digital Dollars as any attempt to float the new form of money will undermine the role of banks and private financial insti

May 25, 2022blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar Team Collaborate on Brazil’s CBDC Project

Mercado Bitcoin and the Stellar Development Foundation will explore the possibility of developing CBDC solutions to meet Brazilian future payments needs in a digital economy.

May 25, 2022blockchainnews
Mercado Bitcoin partners with Stellar to create MVP for Brazilian CBDC

Cryptocurrency companies unite to create use cases for Brazil’s CBDC with central bank approval.

May 24, 2022cointelegraph
The ECBs digital euro is on its way. How will it affect crypto?

Governments reject the concept of decentralization, claiming that cryptocurrencies are unreliable, unsafe, and therefore shouldn't be used. Instead, they advocate centralized CBDCs. Those motives a

May 24, 2022blockchainnewsDigital Euro
WEF 2022: Blockchain community breaks stereotypes at Davos

Soramitsu CEO Makoto Takemiya described blockchain companies as the “barbarians at the gate,” storming the World Economic Forum 2022.

May 24, 2022cointelegraph
WEF 2022: Bankers at WEF see the need for caution and speed on central bank digital currencies

Experts point out sticking points as well as greatest needs in the creation of central bank digital currencies for domestic and cross-border, wholesale and retail, uses.

May 23, 2022cointelegraphmBridge
WEF 2022: PayPal looks to embrace all possible crypto and blockchain services

PayPal is doing its best to bring all possible blockchain and cryptocurrency integrations to its platform, its vice president Richard Nash said.

May 23, 2022cointelegraph
Bahamas’ Sand Dollar CBDC Begins Facial-Recognition Rollout to Authorize Mobile Payments

Millions of Bahamas smartphone users have started using facial recognition technology to authenticate Sand Dollar CBDC payments made through smart devices.

May 20, 2022blockchainnewsSand Dollar
Bahamas’ Sand Dollar CBDC Begins Facial-Recognition Rollout to Authorize Mobile Payments

Millions of Bahamas smartphone users have started using facial recognition technology to authenticate Sand Dollar CBDC payments made through smart devices.

May 19, 2022blockchainnewsSand Dollar
SWIFT, Capgemini team up to test using the international network for CBDC transfers

The bank messaging service, which dates back to the 1970s, is looking to connect CBDCs to each other and to traditional currencies as it tries to stay up to date.

May 19, 2022cointelegraph