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China doles out millions in digital yuan in bid to boost adoption: Report

Multiple Chinese city governments have given away millions worth of e-CNY to try to promote consumption around the holiday season.

Feb 6, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
UK is ‘likely’ to need digital currency, says BoE and Treasury: Report

The digital pound roadmap is reportedly set to be introduced next week, along with a joint public consultation.

Feb 4, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Kazakhstan’s digital currency in pilot stage, per Binance, national bank joint report

The Central Asian country’s CBDC project is right on time, according to a 2020 roadmap, as consumers and merchants use the currency in a controlled environment.

Feb 3, 2023cointelegraphDigital Tenge
Indonesia targets launch of its national crypto exchange by June

Indonesia’s financial services regulator had hoped to set up the crypto exchange by the end of 2022, but this was delayed by a number of obstacles.

Feb 3, 2023cointelegraph
Chinese Communist Party officials issue KPIs for e-CNY transactions in Suzhou

CCP officials want to see the e-CNY surpass $300 billion in transactions in 2023 through promotional efforts.

Feb 2, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
HSBC needs someone to helm its tokenization efforts

According to a job posting, HSBC is looking for a candidate who knows of digital assets, especially asset tokenization and custody.

Feb 2, 2023cointelegraphDigital yen
Indian retail chain rolls out support for CBDC payments in stores: Report

Reliance Retail has implemented support for the digital rupee in its gourmet store line Freshpik.

Feb 2, 2023cointelegraphDigital Rupee
China’s Hainan to boost NFT oversight as digital yuan trial ramps

Hainan’s market regulator wants to promote nonfungible tokens as part of the digital economy, but will actively work to weed out bad actors and speculative behavior.

Jan 31, 2023cointelegraphDigital Pound
Montenegro’s central bank teams up with Ripple on digital currency pilot project

Montenegro’s prime minister announced a central bank “digital currency or stablecoin” project with Ripple; the Balkan country currently uses the euro instead of its own national currency.

Jan 30, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
SAMA is Ramping Up Its Research into Central bank digital currencies

SAMA is expanding its central bank digital currency study (CBDCs). Saudi Vision 2030 aims to diversify the economy, decrease oil dependency, and improve public services.

Jan 26, 2023blockchainnewsAber
The U.K. government is recruiting for a head to its central bank digital currency project

The U.K. is hiring a central bank digital currency (CBDC) chief to establish a digital pound. CBDCs promise financial inclusion and lower corporate and consumer expenses. A former Bank of England s

Jan 26, 2023blockchainnewsDigital Pound
Stablecoins and CBDCs might play ‘meaningful role’ in payments — Visa CEO

Visa began working on a blockchain interoperability project in September 2021 to support CBDC and stablecoin adoption but few updates have been made since.

Jan 25, 2023cointelegraph
Saudi Central Bank still researching CBDC, but no decision on deployment

Saudi Arabia’s central bank stressed that no decision has been made to launch a CBDC, but it will continue to research use cases.

Jan 25, 2023cointelegraphAber
UK Bitcoin community reacts to incoming CBDC and digital pound rollout

A new role, “head of CBDC,” will help the United Kingdom to “explore the case for a digital pound,” although U.K. Bitcoiners would argue that might not be necessary.

Jan 25, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
UK gov't is hiring a central bank digital currency lead for Treasury team

The team lead will determine the “strategic direction” for Treasury’s efforts to develop a digital pound in line with the U.K. government’s agenda.

Jan 24, 2023cointelegraphDigital Pound