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Hong Kong and China test cross-border digital yuan, says PBoC official

The digital yuan continues to develop apace.

Apr 1, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Ripple to Acquire 40% Stake in Asia Cross-Border Payments Firm Tranglo

Ripple announced its plans to take a 40% stake in Asian cross-border payments company Tranglo.

Mar 31, 2021blockchainnews
Central banks considering interlinked CBDC options

Agustín Carstens presents results of cross-border CBDC survey

Mar 31, 2021centralbanking
Central bank digital currencies: putting a big idea into practice

Remarks by Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) discussion on Central Bank Digital Currencies, Basel, 31 March 2021.

Mar 31, 2021bis
Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde

The ECB will decide whether to proceed with digital euro pilots by mid-2021, Lagarde said.

Mar 31, 2021cointelegraphDigital Euro
Digital ruble is ‘highest form of money,’ Russian Bitcoin critic says

The digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted.

Mar 30, 2021cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Visa Integrates USDC Stablecoin Connecting Traditional Transfers with Digital Currency in a Historic Move

 Visa (NYSE:V)  is 'bridging digital and fiat' currency by integrating the USDC stablecoin. Visa said that by enabling USDC it is creating the ability to one day support Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). In a blog post, Visa explained that after months of planning the

Mar 29, 2021crowdfundinsider
Bahamas' Sand Dollar nears commercial rollout as interoperability completed

Following cybersecurity assessments, commercial institutions are being cleared to issue the world's first CBDC: the Bahamas' Sand Dollar.

Mar 29, 2021cointelegraphSand Dollar
US Fed’s Digital Dollar Initiative Might Affect Revenue of Wall Street Giants, but Digital Currency May Take Several Years to Launch

US Fed's Digital Dollar initiative might affect revenue of Wall Street giants, but digital currency may take several years to launch.

Mar 29, 2021crowdfundinsiderProject Hamilton
Bank of Jamaica announces prototype CBDC partner

Irish firm eCurrency Mint will provide technology that connects with central bank’s RTGS system

Mar 29, 2021centralbanking
Bitcoin no longer a fringe asset due to US dollar debasement, says Soros Fund exec

Soros Fund Management's CIO said that Bitcoin is no longer out on the fringes, thanks to the debasement of the U.S. dollar over the past year.

Mar 26, 2021cointelegraph
Jacqueline Loh: Innovation in central banking – seizing opportunities

Remarks by Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the BIS Innovation Summit, 25 March 2021.

Mar 26, 2021bisProject Ubin+
Jamaica's central bank taps Irish tech outfit for CBDC project

The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May.

Mar 26, 2021cointelegraphDigital yen
Former OCC official says crypto has backing but dollar ‘may not’

Former OCC acting comptroller Brian Brooks claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin “actually are backed by something.”

Mar 26, 2021cointelegraphProject Hamilton
China and Japan go full steam ahead with CBDC pilots

Asia’s largest economies are pushing forward with their respective CBDC trials, with six Chinese banks offering digital wallets and Japan establishing a new committee.

Mar 26, 2021cointelegraph