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The Bank of Jamaica Suggests Court Order Approval Required for Tracking CBDC Transactions

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) believes it must obtain a court order approval for tracking CBDC transactions, apart from wallet holders and issuers.

Aug 18, 2021blockchainnews
Ukrainian ministry considering digital currency pilot for staff salaries

Paying ministry employees in e-hryvnia could be a suitable first pilot for the central bank digital currency currently in development.

Aug 18, 2021cointelegraphe-hryvnia
Bank of Korea Initiates CBDC Pilot Plan on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung Electronics will participate in South Korea’s Central Bank Digital Currency pilot project. The electronics tech giant will help to determine whether CBDC transactions could be conducted on

Aug 16, 2021blockchainnews
The Bank of Ghana Cooperates with German Giesecke+Devrient to Conduct its CBDC Pilot

The Bank of Ghana has launched cooperation with Giesecke+Devrient to conduct a pilot project for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in West Africa Ghana.

Aug 12, 2021blockchainnewsE-cedi
Chilean Peso stablecoin goes live on Stellar Network

Chilean Peso-pegged stablecoin CLPX launched on Stellar this week and is hoping to gain traction in the remittance and copper markets.

Aug 12, 2021cointelegraph
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC using G+D technology

Central bank says prototype would operate without bank account, contract or smartphone

Aug 12, 2021centralbankingE-cedi
The Bank of Ghana Cooperates with German Securities Printing Company Giesecke+Devrient to Conduct its CBDC Pilot

The Bank of Ghana has launched cooperation with Giesecke+Devrient to conduct a pilot project for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in West Africa Ghana.

Aug 12, 2021blockchainnewsE-cedi
Bank of Jamaica Mints First Tranche of CBDC

The Bank of Jamaica has minted its first batch of its CBDC, the Digital Jamaican Dollar, and has entered a pilot testing phase.

Aug 11, 2021blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
T Rabi Sankar: Central bank digital currency - is this the future of money

Keynote address delivered by Mr T Rabi Sankar, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the webinar organised by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, 22 July 2021.

Aug 11, 2021bis
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC with German securities printing firm G+D

Originally specialized in currency and securities printing, Giesecke+Devrient has been increasingly working with central banks like the Bank of Thailand in piloting CBDCs.

Aug 11, 2021cointelegraphE-cedi
Jamaica ‘mints’ first units of digital currency

Central bank kicks off pilot exercise with limited issuance of currency to banks and payments firms

Aug 10, 2021centralbanking
Bank of Jamaica mints the first batch of national digital currency

The Bank of Jamaica plans to issue a total of $1.5 million of CBDC to institutions and authorized payment service providers as part of a pilot ending this December.

Aug 10, 2021cointelegraph
What form of digital assets will be the future of payments?

Not all digital assets would be treated as sternly as cryptocurrencies and not all of them will become the future of money.

Aug 7, 2021cointelegraph
Venezuela to Launch its Central Bank Digital Currency in October

The Central Bank of Venezuela officially announced to launch central bank digital currency (CBDC) in October this year.

Aug 6, 2021blockchainnews
Cambodia explores cross-border transactions of CBDC-like Bakong

Launched in late 2020, Cambodia’s digital money project Bakong reached 200,000 users in June, doubling from three months earlier.

Aug 6, 2021cointelegraph