Tag: CBDC
Australian CBDC could be useful for payments, tokenization, says RBA
Australia’s central bank has completed it’s pilot of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) exploring use cases…
Ripple, ConsenSys participate in Mastercard program to promote CBDC innovation
Mastercard is forming a partnership program with seven prominent blockchain and payment technology providers to “bring a…
Colombia central bank recommends limiting CBDC holdings and spending
The central bank of Colombia has not yet decided whether or not to issue a central bank…
Canadians have ‘weak incentives’ to use a CBDC: Bank of Canada
The typical Canadian has little reason to adopt a central bank-issued digital currency, which could cause problems…
‘No fucking way’ — Joe Rogan, Post Malone slam US government CBDC
Podcaster and commentator Joe Rogan has blasted the idea of a United States central bank digital currency…
Russia to begin CBDC trials with 13 banks
The Bank of Russia (BoR) has revealed that it will begin testing operations for Russia’s central bank…
Japanese startup to use stablecoins and CBDC to link Asian countries
Japanese blockchain startup Soramitsu is exploring new central bank digital currency (CBDC) applications with a new project…
Brazilian CBDC gets official name and logo
Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), previously commonly referred to as “digital real”, gets its official brand…
CBDC supporter likely in White House next term, crypto divide not red v. blue: Grayscale
The next president of the United States is likely to be in favor of central bank digital…
Digital Dollar Project completes CBDC retail remittance pilot with Western Union
The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) announced the completion of a pilot study of remittance payments to the…