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Sarb conducting feasibility study for retail CBDC

Central bank to investigate issuance of a “general-purpose” complement to cash

May 26, 2021centralbanking
Monetary Authority of Singapore and Mojaloop Foundation to Support the Financially Underserved with Digital Currency Settlement Systems

Monetary Authority of Singapore and Mojaloop Foundation to support the financially underserved with digital currency settlement systems.

May 26, 2021crowdfundinsiderProject Ubin+
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation

BIS Innovation Hub chief speaks about fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy-makers, and hub development plans

May 25, 2021centralbanking
HSBC CEO: No Plans for Launching Crypto Trading

HSBC revealed that the bank has no plan to offer virtual currency as investments to their clients by starting cryptocurrency trading.

May 25, 2021blockchainnewse-CNY
Bitcoin not on the agenda for HSBC says bank's CEO

HSBC will not be joining the growing list of major banks offering Bitcoin and crypto investment products to customers and clients.

May 25, 2021cointelegraph
US must win CBDC race to maintain dollar's global reserve currency status: Federal Reserve Governor

The Federal Reserve Governor has urged the United States to be at the forefront of developing CBDC to maintain the U.S. dollar’s role as a global reserve currency.

May 25, 2021cointelegraph
South Korea Seeks Tech Partner to Build the Pilot Program for CBDC

South Korea's central bank on Monday said it would choose a technology supplier to build a pilot platform for a digital currency, moving a step closer to creating a central bank-backed digital curr

May 25, 2021blockchainnewsSouth Korea CBDC
Lael Brainard: Private money and central bank money as payments go digital - an update on CBDCs

Speech (via webcast) by Ms Lael Brainard, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Consensus by CoinDesk 2021 Conference, Washington DC, 24 May 2021.

May 25, 2021bis
South Africa's central bank begins preliminary study for retail CBDC

The South African Reserve Bank has begun exploratory studies on central bank digital currencies.

May 25, 2021cointelegraphKhokha
Brazilian central bank publishes CBDC guidelines

Model under consideration would be intermediated by national financial system

May 25, 2021centralbanking
Bank of Indonesia joins central bank digital currency race

After banning crypto payments back in 2017, Indonesia is looking to allow payments in a digital rupiah currency.

May 25, 2021cointelegraphDigital Rupiah
No-Coiners Might have Taken Opportunity to Buy Bitcoin Dip, as Goldman Sachs Says BTC Is Investable Asset: Report

No-coiners might have taken opportunity to buy Bitcoin dip, as Goldman Sachs says BTC is investable asset: Report.

May 24, 2021crowdfundinsider
Bank of Korea seeks tech partner to build central bank digital currency

South Korea’s state digital currency pilot is scheduled to run from August to December 2021.

May 24, 2021cointelegraphDigital Won
Decentralization vs. centralization: Where does the future lie? Experts answer

Here’s what crypto and blockchain experts think about the dichotomy between centralization and decentralization.

May 23, 2021cointelegraph
China: WeiyangX Fintech Review

Hotels of the HUAZHU Group in Shanghai Will Now Accept Digital RMB Payments From May 21st, all hotels of HUAZHU Group in Shanghai will be able to accept digital RMB payment. According to HUAZHU, digital RMB will be accepted when guests check in at the

May 22, 2021crowdfundinsider