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Suzhou Will Carry Out Digital RMB experiment on Dec. 12 Suzhou will become the second Chinese city after Shenzhen to carry out a digital RMB experiment, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. On December 12th, the crypto yuan for the experiment will

Nov 29, 2020crowdfundinsider
UAE, Saudi Arabian central banks release report on Project Aber CBDC trial

The joint report is among the most promising CBDC studies conducted by central bank authorities

Nov 29, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
German Finance Minister Calls for Speedy Interventions in the Rollout of a Digital Euro

German Finance Minister, Olaf Scholz, sees the digital euro as an ideal innovation to meet the high demand for digital money from businesses and consumers in Europe.

Nov 28, 2020blockchainnewsDigital Euro
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency May Launch in January but as a Dollar Backed Stablecoin

Libra, Facebook's project to launch a global cryptocurrency, may launch as soon a January but as a stablecoin and not as a basket of assets that it originally sought to create. According to a report in the FT, Libra may launch in early 2021 as

Nov 27, 2020crowdfundinsiderDigital Euro
Exchanges outdo auctions for governments cashing in criminal crypto, says exec

Governments are increasingly liquidating crypto assets seized in criminal investigations.

Nov 27, 2020cointelegraph
Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27

Stablecoins and CBDCs and their related issues of privacy and surveillance lead this week's Law Decoded.

Nov 27, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
A digital yen will make the crypto market ‘more lively,’ says Monex CEO

Oki Matsumoto, the head of Japanese financial services giant Monex, has welcomed the Bank of Japan’s recent interest in central bank digital currency.

Nov 25, 2020cointelegraphDigital yen
Stablecoins could allow for ‘embedded supervision’ – BIS paper

But authors say CBDCs may be a more effective means of achieving the same goal

Nov 25, 2020centralbanking
Economic justice doesn’t need the blockchain, say advisors to ‘The Squad’

Making digital cash work efficiently for public stimulus payments doesn’t require a detour through blockchain technology, in the view of U.S. progressives.

Nov 25, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Suzhou Next City in China to Test Digital Yuan DCEP in Red Envelope Event

China’s central bank is scheduled to test its digital yuan dubbed the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) in a second red packet lottery event in Suzhou on December 12.

Nov 24, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
BIS report suggests ‘embedded‘ monitoring tool for stablecoins

After proposing automated ways to monitor global stablecoins like Libra, a new report from BIS argues that a better solution may ultimately be central bank digital currencies.

Nov 24, 2020cointelegraph
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Says He is Bullish on Bitcoin As a Currency

PayPal CEO Daniel Schulman noted in an interview with CNBC that he is bullish on the future of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and Central Bank Digital Currencies

Nov 24, 2020blockchainnews
Suzhou to launch digital yuan 'red envelope' trial for Double 12 event

Tied in with a national shopping event, the trial will add "offline" and "touch" functionality.

Nov 23, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
US Fed researcher says CBDCs should beat Big Tech payments on privacy protection

The paper also put forward CBDCs as solutions to high transaction fees and the energy use of mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Nov 23, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Ripple seeks director to engage with central banks on digital currency

Ripple is looking to define its strategy regarding central bank digital currencies.

Nov 23, 2020cointelegraph