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Disintermediation caused by CBDC can be prevented – research

Central banks can use lender of last resort power and decrease CBDC remuneration

Nov 4, 2020centralbanking
PayPal crypto services to go global early 2021, support for CBDCs coming

PayPal is planning to launch crypto services for users of its platform globally, along with the Venmo app, and the company will explore central bank digital currencies.

Nov 3, 2020cointelegraph
China’s digital yuan is ‘a long way’ from beating USD says financial firm exec

Sounds like its CBDC is unlikely to dethrone the United States dollar as the world’s reserve currency anytime soon.

Nov 3, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Hong Kong Securities Regulator Aims to Tighten Digital Asset Regulations Later This Year

The CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) recently stated that security tokens must be regulated by the regulatory authority.

Nov 3, 2020blockchainnews
Eddie Yue: What's next in our fintech journey

Keynote speech by Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2020, Hong Kong, 2 November 2020.

Nov 3, 2020bis
Stablecoins Will See Bigger Adoption than CBDCs, says Circle Founder

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) across global economies appear to be inevitable, as central banks have been issuing their own pilot tests of CBDC.

Nov 3, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
Reserve Bank of Australia Will Explore Wholesale CBDC with ConsenSys Ethereum POC

The Reserve Bank of Australia has partnered with leading Australian banks and ConsenSys Software to explore wholesale CBDCs and distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Nov 2, 2020blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
China’s digital yuan pilots have processed $300M so far, says PBoC head

China’s digital yuan pilot program is picking up speed.

Nov 2, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Reserve Bank of Australia forms partnerships to research CBDC

The project will “explore if there is a future role for a wholesale CBDC in the Australian payments system,” according to the RBA.

Nov 2, 2020cointelegraph
Do Europeans Want a Decentralized Digital Euro? Asks ECB Survey

Do Europeans want a decentralized digital euro that does not rely on a central intermediary? The European Central Bank is asking for public opinion on CBDC with a new survey.

Nov 2, 2020blockchainnewsDigital Euro
RBA announces wholesale CBDC project

Australia’s central bank partners with ConsenSys and local banks for proof of concept

Nov 2, 2020centralbanking
Why Cryptocurrency Doesn’t Need to Compete With Government Money

As the global financial crisis accelerates, cryptocurrency has returned to mainstream public discourse. You know bitcoin has reached some level of legitimacy when Bloomberg Radio quotes its price.

Nov 2, 2020supercryptonews
Facebook's Libra Sparked CBDC Race, COVID-19 Made Central Banks Realize Its Necessity

Digital innovation and central bank digital currency adoption (CBDC) have been on the rise despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. What has driven CBDC forward?

Nov 2, 2020blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
Cambodia officially launches quasi-CBDC

Cambodia’s blockchain-powered payment system goes live

Nov 2, 2020centralbanking
Yves Mersch: Legal aspects of the European Central Bank's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic - an exclusive but narrow competence

Keynote speech by Mr Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, at the ESCB Legal Conference, Frankfurt am Main, 2 November 2020.

Nov 2, 2020bis