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Russian parliament passes digital ruble bill

The legislation will now move to the upper chamber of the Russian Federal Assembly and, if passed, to the president’s desk.

Jul 12, 2023cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Bank of China trials offline payments for digital yuan via SIM cards

The bank plans to enable users to make phone payments by integrating its digital yuan app with specialized “super SIM cards” with near-field communication capabilities.

Jul 12, 2023cointelegraphe-HKD
China could benefit from yuan stablecoin over its CBDC — Circle CEO

China may have banned the use of cryptocurrencies, but stablecoins might have a role to play in the proliferation of its national currency.

Jul 11, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
IMF sees climate change, DAOs, CBDC as threats to Marshall Islands, urges reforms

Entering the crypto economy is not a good idea for a country with “capacity constraints” and no central bank, the IMF thinks.

Jul 11, 2023cointelegraph
Andrew Bailey: New prospects for money

Speech by Mr Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, at the Financial and Professional Services Dinner, London, 10 July 2023.

Jul 11, 2023bis
Brazil’s CBDC pilot contains code that can freeze or reduce funds, dev claims

Pedro Magalhães, a blockchain developer who claims to have reverse-engineered Brazil’s pilot CBDC has found code that would allow accounts to be frozen or drained at will.

Jul 11, 2023cointelegraph
BIS gives CBDCs a thumbs up, crypto the middle finger in reports to G20 ministers

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are meeting this month, and the Bank for International Settlements has findings to present.

Jul 11, 2023cointelegraph
New York Fed completes global digital dollar proof of concept

Wholesale CBDC project tested 24/7 payment and settlement

Jul 11, 2023centralbankingProject Hamilton
There could be 24 CBDCs live by 2030: BIS survey

93% of central banks are already conducting research on central bank digital currencies.

Jul 10, 2023cointelegraphDigital Rupee
BOE governor trashes crypto, stablecoins in favor of ‘enhanced digital money’

A retail CBDC or “enhanced” digital money would support the singleness of money and settlement finality, Andrew Bailey said, but crypto isn’t money.

Jul 10, 2023cointelegraphDigital Pound
BIS reports gaps in CBDC cyber security modelling

Over 90% of central banks now working on a CBDC project, survey finds

Jul 10, 2023centralbanking
Ripple Labs to revolutionize real estate industry through tokenization

An innovative pilot program aims to enable users to tokenize real estate assets and utilize them as collateral for loans, leveraging Ripple’s CBDC platform.

Jul 8, 2023cointelegraphe-HKD
NY Fed's digital currency Test Reveals Feasibility

The Innovation Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NYIC) has successfully completed its proof-of-concept of a regulated liability network (RLN), which was carried out in collaboration w

Jul 7, 2023blockchainnews