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Bank of Canada paper proposes ‘expiry date’ on offline CBDC

CBDC could have expiry date to help consumers recover lost money, authors say

Jan 4, 2022centralbanking
Bank of Jamaica completes first CBDC pilot

The Bank of Jamaica initially partnered with the Irish cryptography firm eCurrency Mint for its CBDC project in March 2021.

Jan 3, 2022cointelegraph
Mexico confirms plans to roll out CBDCs in 2024

New technologies and a next-generation payment infrastructure would help Mexico become more financially inclusive.

Dec 30, 2021cointelegraph
Mexican Central Bank Reveals CBDC Distribution in 2024

Banco de México, the Central Bank of Mexico has revealed that its projected CBDC will be up for public distribution by 2024.

Dec 30, 2021blockchainnewsDigital Peso
RBI Says India Will Initially Go for Basic Model For CBDC

India’s central bank plans to launch a basic model of the CBDC before implementing a more sophisticated version.

Dec 29, 2021blockchainnews
Anita Angelovska Bezhoska: Payments in the digital era - inside out

Speech by Ms Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, at the 13th Conference on Payments and Market Infrastructures, jointly organised by the National Bank of North Macedonia and the Netherlands Bank, Ohrid (digitally), 9 December 2021.

Dec 28, 2021bis
Thai Delays Testing Its Retail CBDC Until Late 2022

Thailand will be slow but prudent in testing its CBDC to ensure that it does not have problems with funder transfers and other payments.

Dec 28, 2021blockchainnewsThailand CBDC
Crypto Review 2021: Full of Uncertainty and Volatility

Before the end of 2021, Blockchain.News summaries serval key events and milestones that the crypto sector has witnessed this year.

Dec 28, 2021blockchainnewse-CNY
How to solve the payments privacy paradox

Anonymous CBDC has major drawbacks, but privacy in payments can still work, says Dave Birch

Dec 22, 2021centralbanking
From eNaira to eHryvnia, a Caribbean fintech develops CBDCs around the world

"We're also excited that when working with central banks, we can do it in a way that is through regulation and compliance," said Bitt CEO Brian Popelka.

Dec 20, 2021cointelegraph
Olli Rehn: Going digital – trends in payments during and after the pandemic

Opening by Mr Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, of the 10th Economics of Payments conference "Going digital – trends in payments during and after the pandemic", 20 October 2021.

Dec 17, 2021bisDigital Euro
Bank of Russia governor: Banning crypto in Russia is 'quite doable'

"We cannot welcome investments into cryptocurrencies," says Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina.

Dec 17, 2021cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Yi Gang: Hong Kong's positioning and prospect as an international financial centre

Speech by Mr Yi Gang, Governor of the People's Bank of China, at The People's Bank of China and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Joint Seminar "Hong Kong's positioning and prospect as an international financial centre", 9 December 2021.

Dec 16, 2021bis
Kazakhstan's central bank reports results on CBDC pilot project

The National Bank of Kazakhstan said it plans to present some of the results of the CBDC study to stakeholders in July 2022 and reaching a decision on launching a digital tenge by December.

Dec 16, 2021cointelegraphDigital Tenge
HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo

The two firms successfully executed cross-realm and end-to-end digital asset transactions with the pilot test, which can also settle securities and forex.

Dec 16, 2021cointelegraphDigital Euro