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Japan’s Central Bank Reconsidering Digital Yen Creation

After temporarily shelving the idea to create a digital yen in the central bank digital currency (CBDC) race just as the competition between the world’s leading countries was heating up, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is finally moving forward with a digital yen again with the release of a report studying the effects a digital yen and what advantages or disadvantages it can possibly bring to Japan.

Jul 4, 2020supercryptonewsDigital yen
Bank of Japan Will Begin Experimenting With a Digital Yen

The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective.

Jul 3, 2020cointelegraphDigital yen
Bank of Japan Testing Digital Yen CBDC

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has just announced that it will begin experimenting with a Digital Yen, its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to test its technical application and feasibility.

Jul 3, 2020blockchainnewsDigital yen
American Banking Association Disapproves of Fed-Led Digital Dollar Project

The moniker central bank digital currency (CBDC) was coined to introduce the concept of a digitized version of physical fiat currency as we know it and as the name implies, this digital currency is intended to be rolled out by a country’s central bank. In the US, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has voiced its concerns over not only the existence of a digital dollar, but also the US Federal Reserve’s monopoly over the creation and distribution of the CBDC.

Jul 2, 2020supercryptonewsProject Hamilton
Lithuania to Launch CBDC This Month — Intended for Collection Purposes, Not Trade

Lithuania might become one of the first countries to issue a CBDC — but there’s a catch.

Jul 2, 2020cointelegraph
Kazakh Gov Plans to Double Its Investment in Digital Currency Mining

Kazakhstan says it will double its digital currency mining investment at the end of this year, and is eyeing a CBDC.

Jul 1, 2020cointelegraphDigital Tenge
CBDC can boost de-dollarisation and inclusion – Cambodia

Cambodia’s central bank says its quasi-CBDC network can promote use of local currency

Jul 1, 2020centralbanking
Canada’s Central Bank Digital Currency Won't Include Zero-Knowledge-Proofs

Bank of Canada researchers do not feel that the current state of zero-knowledge-proofs is mature enough to be integrated into their development plans for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Jun 30, 2020blockchainnewsJasper
Digital Dollars—A Two Tier CBDC Design to Maintain US Currency Dominance

The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) is the focus of the Digital Dollar Foundation and advocates the need for a CBDC. In their recently released whitepaper, the DDP stipulates that it aims for the US d

Jun 30, 2020blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
Digital Dollars Take Center Stage in Hearing Before US Senate

Issues such as financial inclusion and competition with China propelled a hearing on digital dollars before the U.S. Senate today.

Jun 30, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Annual Economic Report 2020 - Statistics associated with the graphs

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Jun 30, 2020bis
Tether: Challenging the USD’s Hegemony, Championing CBDC and Beyond

Exploring six major points regarding Tether’s impact on geopolitics and the future development of sovereign digital currency.

Jun 30, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Canada's Digital Dollar Should Focus on Inclusion and Accessibility, Say Experts

Experts from the Bank of Canada have released their thoughts on how a digital dollar should be available to all Canadians.

Jun 30, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
In the face of an unexpected adversary: the crucial role for central banks

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 30 June 2020.

Jun 30, 2020bis
What Recent Developments in the Fintech Space Mean for Our Future

There have been several significant movements forward for digital assets, and there are more to come. Here’s what to keep an eye on.

Jun 28, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton