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Banks should be ready with CBDCs if Libra is blocked: BoC exec

Timothy Lane says the central bank is developing a CBDC at "a good pace.”

Oct 15, 2020cointelegraph
Marshall Islands readies to make waves in digital currency

Island nation ready to issue blockchain-based national currency if new government gives the go-ahead

Oct 15, 2020centralbanking
The Bahamas central bank wants to make its digital ‘Sand Dollar’ global

The Bahamas’ digital currency is currently used domestically.

Oct 15, 2020cointelegraphSand Dollar
The Bank of Russia Wants Strict Limits for Non-Professional Russian Crypto Investors

Russia has published a proposal that sets strict limits on the amounts of digital assets acquired by non-professionals investors in a year.

Oct 15, 2020blockchainnews
Reserve Bank of Australia May Still Have Its Eye on CBDC After All

Reserve Bank of Australia's Tony Richards has said that the RBA will continue to consider the potentials of issuing a CBDC.

Oct 15, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
Denis Beau: For a contribution from our FinTech ecosystem to a more efficient and stable financial system

Speech by Mr Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the FINTECH R:EVOLUTION 2020, Paris, 15 October 2020.

Oct 15, 2020bis
RBA sees no immediate need for retail CBDC

Head of payments policy discusses trade-offs involved in issuance

Oct 14, 2020centralbanking
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Not Like Bitcoin or Cryptocurrency

CBDC are digital assets, but they are not cryptocurrencies and in fact strike at the heart of the very philosophy that brought Bitcoin into existence.

Oct 14, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
Bank of Russia Reveals the Possibility of Developing a CBDC in Public Consultation Report

In the recently published public consultation on the digital rubble, the Bank of Russia acknowledged it is considering the potentials of issuing a CBDC.

Oct 14, 2020blockchainnewsDigital Ruble
Starbucks and McDonald’s reportedly not testing China’s digital yuan

Starbucks and McDonald’s are reportedly not part of the 3,000 merchants piloting China’s CBDC.

Oct 14, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Bank of Russia issues consultation paper on digital ruble

Russia’s central bank says that the digital ruble can be an “additional form of money alongside cash and non-cash.”

Oct 13, 2020cointelegraphDigital Ruble
François Villeroy de Galhau: The digital payment revolution

Speech by Mr François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, at the Fintech Forum, Paris, 7 October 2020.

Oct 13, 2020bisDigital Euro
Bank of England Speech Notes that Cross Border – Faster Payments May Include DLT

A speech delivered today by Victoria Cleland, Executive Director, Banking, Payments, and Innovation at the Bank of England, tackled the topic of faster payments and cross-border transfers. Cleland highlighted the three-stage process to advance cross border payments being pursued at the international level and then

Oct 13, 2020crowdfundinsiderDigital Euro
European Central Bank seeks public input on digital euro

A digital euro would not replace cash, but complement it, says the European Central Bank.

Oct 13, 2020cointelegraphDigital Euro
European Central Bank is Consulting the Public on CBDC

The European Central Bank has launched a public consultation to seek public opinion on its proposed digital Euro or central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Oct 13, 2020blockchainnewsDigital Euro