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Korea plans to run a CBDC pilot next year

Bank of Korea and financial regulators plan to involve 100,000 citizens in a real-world CBDC pilot in Q4

Nov 24, 2023centralbanking
South Korea to invite 100K citizens to test CBDC in 2024

Participants will be restricted to using the CBDC only for payment, without an option to store, exchange or send it to other users.

Nov 23, 2023cointelegraphDigital Won
Bitcoin-friendly Javier Milei wins Argentina presidential election

Milei won over 55% of the votes with 99% of the votes counted in the run-off presidential election.

Nov 20, 2023cointelegraph
Cambodian digital currency bakong amps up use case with Alipay agreement

The CBDC-like bakong provides digital payment services in riel and the U.S. dollar. It has been steadily extending its regional scope.

Nov 20, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
Ripple’s James Wallis underscores CBDCs’ role in breaking financial barriers

Wallis clarifies that financial inclusion aims to extend financial services to individuals worldwide, especially those with low incomes and no ties to financial institutions.

Nov 19, 2023cointelegraphDigital Lari
Singapore central bank to trial live wholesale CBDC for settlements

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has unveiled its plan to launch a live wholesale CBDC used for settlements by local banks.

Nov 17, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
IMF launches CBDC handbook

More data and methodologies needed to understand impact of all new means of payments

Nov 17, 2023centralbanking
Visa and Mastercard power Kazakhstan’s CBDC debit cards

Digital tenge also designed to ensure “targeted and efficient government spending”

Nov 17, 2023centralbankingDigital Tenge
German Parliament member ’staunch opponent' of digital Euro, all in on Bitcoin

EU lawmakers are anticipating the arrival of the digital euro, though German politician Joana Cotar is pushing back against the currency and fighting in favor of Bitcoin.

Nov 16, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
MAS to test “live” wholesale CBDC next year

Central bank chief Ravi Menon backs CBDCs, stablecoins and tokenised bank liabilities as digital money

Nov 16, 2023centralbanking
Kazakhstan officially launches digital tenge

The chairman of the National Payment Corporation has made the first transaction with the central bank digital currency.

Nov 15, 2023cointelegraphDigital Tenge
IMF head: CBDCs can replace cash, help financial inclusion

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva urged the public sector to “keep preparing to deploy” central bank digital currencies.

Nov 15, 2023cointelegraph
APEC finance ministers to share perspectives on crypto at meeting in San Francisco

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is looking forward to hearing from the finance ministers of some of the world’s most crypto-forward countries.

Nov 13, 2023cointelegraph
CBDCs could challenge foundations of monetary economics, says Tombini

BIS Americas chief thinks digital currencies could co-exist with other rapid payment systems

Nov 10, 2023centralbanking
ECCB preparing to launch ‘DCash 2.0’

Timothy Antoine says central bank digital currency could help ‘bridge the financial inclusion gap’

Nov 9, 2023centralbankingDCash