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World Economic Forum Establishes Consortium Focused on Creating Governance Framework for Virtual Currencies

World Economic Forum establishes consortium focused on creating Governance Framework for virtual currencies.

Jan 25, 2020crowdfundinsider
Facebook and Calibra Head David Marcus: What Problems Would Wholesale CBDCs Even Solve?

During a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum which included the topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), David Marcus, Head of Calibra, highlighted that digital currencies are the

Jan 24, 2020blockchainnews
Seven Key Takeaways You Need to Know About Central Bank Digital Currencies

Why are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) important? Do we really need them? What are the implications? How will they be designed? Here are seven key takeaways you need to know.

Jan 24, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
Stablecoins present threat to monetary sovereignty – WEF panel

Panellists discuss the delicate balance needed between the private and public sector

Jan 24, 2020centralbanking
Central Banks Initiated BIS to Create Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Bank of International Settlements (BIS), a collaboration between central banks from Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, EU, and the UK, has announced the joint effort to study the feasibility and merits of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Jan 24, 2020supercryptonews
Riksbank asks BIS to establish innovation hub in Sweden

In 2019, the BIS opened innovation hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland

Jan 24, 2020centralbankinge-krona
Impending arrival - a sequel to the survey on central bank digital currency

Research and experimentation on central bank digital currencies continue to fuel discussion and debate. This BIS paper updates an earlier survey that asked central banks how their plans in this area are developing. The latest responses show emerging market economies reporting stronger motivations and a higher likelihood that they will issue digital currencies, with central banks representing a fifth of the world's population reportedly likely to issue very soon.

Jan 23, 2020bis
MIT Research Group Calls Crypto a Testing Ground for a Central Bank Digital Asset

MIT’s crypto research group said the crypto and blockchain space is an experimental playground paving the way for a central bank digital currency.

Jan 23, 2020cointelegraph
The Unstoppable Trajectory: Stablecoins Are Evolving Traditional Finances

There is a lot of work ahead on all levels — from regulators and users to businesses and customers — but the process has been initiated: Stablecoins is our inevitable future.

Jan 23, 2020cointelegraph
World Economic Forum Debuts Framework for Central Bank Digital Currency

The World Economic Forum has released a toolkit for policymakers regarding the creation of central bank digital currencies.

Jan 23, 2020cointelegraphInthanon
Emerging market central banks keener to issue CBDCs – BIS

BIS survey shows central banks shifting emphasis from wholesale to retail CBDCs

Jan 23, 2020centralbanking
BIS: No Evidence of Mass Transition From CBDC Research to Pilots and Experiments

The Bank of International Settlements’s new survey revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a CBDC for the general public in the short term.

Jan 23, 2020cointelegraph
Hong Kong and Thailand launch next phase of cross-border CBDC project

CBDC-based payments can cut costs and boost speed, HKMA and Bank of Thailand study shows

Jan 22, 2020centralbanking
Hong Kong’s Central Bank and Bank of Thailand Announce Results of Blockchain-Based CBDC Study

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand published the results in a research report of the Project Inthanon-LionRock, by the two central banks on the application of central

Jan 22, 2020blockchainnewsInthanon
Davos: Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Will Focus on Benefits of a US CBDC

Former CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has some new remarks regarding his Digital Dollar initiative, speaking in Davos.

Jan 22, 2020cointelegraphProject Hamilton