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PBoC to study cross-border payments in digital yuan

Central bank confirms digital yuan will be direct central bank liability

Jul 19, 2021centralbankinge-CNY
US lawmakers don't want Olympic athletes to use digital yuan at 2022 games

Three senators urged the Olympic committee to work with federal agencies "to protect the privacy of American athletes from the Chinese Communist Government."

Jul 19, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Fed and Yale researchers lay out 2 regulatory frameworks for stablecoins

Yale Professor Gary B. Gorton and Jeffery Zhang of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System have co-authored a 49-page paper called, “Taming Wildcat Stablecoins.”

Jul 18, 2021cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Riksbank warns about e-krona fraudsters

Swedish central bank points to false online information claiming it is selling e-kronor

Jul 16, 2021centralbankinge-krona
China’s central bank says crypto gave impetus to the creation of its CBDC

A working paper released in English by the People’s Bank of China cites cryptocurrencies as an important context for the digital yuan’s development and reveals that the digital currency will use smart contracts to allow for programmability.

Jul 16, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Talks Up Central Bank Digital Currency: “I am Concerned About Getting this Right”

'I am concerned about getting this right.' - Jerome Powell Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hiked up to Capitol Hill this week to visit with the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee. The House Comittee held a hearing yesterday with Senate Banking holding

Jul 15, 2021crowdfundinsiderProject Hamilton
China’s crypto industry is gone? Beijing’s crackdown keeps sending shockwaves

The Chinese government’s ongoing crusade against cryptocurrencies might have dramatic consequences for both domestic and global crypto traders.

Jul 15, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Fed Chair says stablecoins need stricter regulation, speaks on CBDC

Powell stated that stablecoins need stricter regulations if they are to be part of the payment universe.

Jul 14, 2021cointelegraph
ECB launches digital euro project

Central bank supports European Commission plan for e-identity rollout across the eurozone

Jul 14, 2021centralbankingDigital Euro
CBDCs provide ‘clean slate’ for cross-border payments, says report

International bodies urge central banks to bolster CBDC co-operation

Jul 13, 2021centralbanking
Denis Beau: New technologies and monetary policy frameworks

Opening remarks by Mr Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) / Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC) Seminar on "New Technologies, Financial Inclusion and Monetary Policy in CCA Countries", Session 3: New technologies and monetary policy frameworks, 12 July 2021.

Jul 13, 2021bis
South Korean internet giants bid for central bank digital currency pilot

The Bank of Korea plans to select an operator to run a blockchain-based CBDC pilot next month that will test a digital won in various use cases.

Jul 12, 2021cointelegraphDigital Won
CBDCs Report: Switzerland May Want to Seriously Consider Central Bank Digital Currency Projects to Remain Competitive

CBDCs Report: Switzerland may want to seriously consider Central Bank Digital Currency projects to remain competitive:

Jul 12, 2021crowdfundinsiderHelvetia
UAE to Launch and Test in-house Digital Currency

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has plans to develop an in-house digital currency by 2026.

Jul 12, 2021blockchainnews