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Ghana’s Central Bank Confirms It’s Still Looking to Pilot a Digital Currency

The Bank of Ghana’s first deputy governor says the institution remains committed to piloting a central bank digital currency.

Jun 10, 2020cointelegraphE-cedi
CBDC could endanger maturity transformation – Philadelphia Fed paper

Opening central bank balance sheet to consumers could create “deposit monopolist”, research says

Jun 10, 2020centralbanking
South Korean Merchants Open to Accepting Digital Yuan

An article published by Yonhap suggests that South Korean merchants are open to accepting digital yuan as a payment method in the near future.

Jun 10, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Central Banks Could Monopolize Commercial Banking Sector via CBDC, Says Federal Reserve

A new working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia indicates that the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may create a fundamental shift in the way banks operate.

Jun 8, 2020blockchainnews
Federal Reserve Bank Report on CBDCs: Central Banks May Become Deposit Monopolist, Sorry Commercial Banks

The US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published a paper on Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs. This is a hot sector of digital assets as CBDCs have the potential to supplant paper currency at some point in the future. Yet many questions remain

Jun 7, 2020crowdfundinsider
Marshall Islands Seeks to Establish a 'Self-Sovereign Identity' With New Blockchain-Based Currency

Joel Telpner reveals some of the steps the Marshall Islands is taking to launch its national digital currency.

Jun 6, 2020cointelegraph
Ousting the Greenback: USD Still King as BTC and CBDCs Mount Challenge

The advent of digital money will threaten the U.S. dollar’s global dominance, but it won’t be easy to dethrone the current global reserve currency.

Jun 4, 2020cointelegraphDigital Euro
CBDCs With a Twist: The Public-Private Solutions Needed for Adoption

Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solutions under development use the approach.

Jun 2, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Digital Dollar Project Releases White Paper Laying Out Groundwork for US CBDC

A U.S. think tank working towards a digitized dollar has released a white paper detailing inaugural aims and use cases for a central bank digital currency.

May 29, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Russia’s Biggest Bank Is Buying 5,000 Blockchain ATMs That Can Mine Crypto

Russia’s biggest bank is spending more than $100 million on 5,000 blockchain enabled ATMs ... that are capable of mining cryptocurrency.

May 28, 2020cointelegraph
Grayscale Is Now Buying 1.5 Times the Amount of Bitcoin Being Mined

Independent researcher Kevin Rooke estimates that Grayscale has ramped up its Bitcoin accumulation to a rate equivalent to 150% of the new BTC created since the halving.

May 28, 2020cointelegraph
IMF Official Says Public-Private CBDC Offers Best of Both Worlds

IMF expert says a synthetic CBDC is gaining popularity and will drive more innovation.

May 28, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Not a Replacement for Bitcoin: Grayscale

Leading Bitcoin fund manager Grayscale Investments explains in its recent report that viewing CBDC as a Bitcoin replacement is incorrect.

May 27, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton
China's Central Bank Governor Says no Timeline for Digital Currency Launch

The Governor of the People's Bank of China has declared that there is no timeline to the release of the country's digital Yuan, an innovation that has entered its test pilot phase.

May 27, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
Private Firms Can Boost Innovation of Central Bank Digital Currency, says IMF

A synthetic Central bank digital currency (CBDC) could create new pathways for innovation according to a senior member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

May 27, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY