2021-8-18 16:36 |
Paying ministry employees in e-hryvnia could be a suitable first pilot for the central bank digital currency currently in development.
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It's season of Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to the official press release, The Bank of Ghana took a step forward to pilot a general-purpose central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2021-8-13 04:00 | |
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Tech giant Samsung has revealed that it will take part in the central bank digital currency pilot project by the Bank of Korea. Samsung Joins BOK Digital Currency Pilot Project This latest development was revealed by the local news outlet The Korea Times on August 12, 2021.
2021-8-13 23:00 | |
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The Bank of Ghana has announced a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program with German securities firm Giesecke+Devrient. The post Bank of Ghana to Pilot e-Cedi CBDC Alongside Giesecke+Devrient appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-8-12 09:40 | |
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Ghana’s central bank has inked a partnership deal with German banknote and securities printing company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. Ghana Progresses With Digital Cedi The Bank of Ghana announced the news of the agreement with the German company via a press release on Wednesday (August 11, 2021). AsRead More
2021-8-12 05:00 | |
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is moving forward with its central bank digital currency project (CBDC) project, as the CBN will launch a digital naira pilot program later in October 2021. Nigeria Progresses With Digital Naira Initiative According to the Peoples Gazette, the CBN made the announcement while addressing stakeholders at a webinar onRead More
2021-7-24 23:00 | |
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India’s central bank is mulling launching a pilot program for a CBDC. RBI Working Toward Phased Implementation of CBDC The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is contemplating kick-starting a “phased implementation strategy” for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), The Economic Times reports.
2021-7-23 17:00 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on a phased implementation strategy for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) program. India Considers Running CBDC Pilot Programs The Deputy Governor of RBI, T.
2021-7-23 16:44 | |
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The Central Bank of Nigeria will start the pilot of its central bank digital currency, which runs on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, on October 1.
2021-7-23 12:09 | |
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As part of China’s efforts to expand the scope of its upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, the city of Shenzhen has issued the country’s first digital yuan insurance policy.
2021-7-22 23:00 | |
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China’s new digital currency, the e-Yuan, is well on track to launch in the coming months. Pilot tests involving millions of people across multiple cities are currently being rolled. So far, China’s central bank has issued over 2 billion Yuan ($314M) in the trials.
2021-7-19 13:00 | |
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The West African nation announced its plans to pilot a central bank-backed currency (CBDC)… The post Ghana set to become first African country to pilot a CBDC appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-7-13 13:44 | |
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Although the government has stated that a sovereign digital currency will not replace the country’s fiat currency, Vietnam has become the latest country to investigate central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2021-7-13 02:41 | |
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Vietnam has become the latest country to explore central bank digital currency (CBDC), although the government has said that a sovereign digital currency would not replace the country’s fiat. Vietnam’s Proposed Digital Currency not a Cash Replacement According to Nikkei Asia on Monday (July 12, 2021), the decision by the Vietnamese government to explore theRead More
2021-7-13 23:00 | |
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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will launch its central bank digital currency project’s pilot in September, according to the Bank’s First deputy governor, Maxwell Opuku-Afari. Modern Ghana, a local news outlet, reported that the deputy governor said the project is currently in its last phase of development, and implementation is expected to start in two […]
2021-7-13 18:02 | |
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The perception of cryptocurrencies is changing rapidly. Earlier, countries like Vietnam had warned its citizens, not to "gamble" in virtual money, however, as tides change, the government's outlook haThe post State Bank of Vietnam to research, 'develop, and pilot the use of virtual currency' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-7-12 15:00 | |
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The central banks of France and Singapore are working on a digital currency interoperability system supporting multiple global CBDCs.
2021-7-8 13:31 | |
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Another candidate has joined the race to implement a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) making their announcement. According to a recent announcement, the BOJ plans to launch a pilot program for a CBDC next month.
2021-7-8 11:30 | |
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The Bank of Jamaica is getting ready to begin testing its planned central bank digital currency in collaboration with financial institutions in the country.
2021-7-7 15:32 | |
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Pham Minh Chinh, the prime minister of Vietnam, has asked the country’s central bank to conduct a study of cryptocurrency and pilot the implementation of a blockchain-based currency within the next two years.
2021-7-5 11:30 | |
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According to Reuters, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to launch a digital currency pilot as soon as the end of this year. Last month, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made a U-turn on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by saying he will “allow” them.
2021-6-22 03:00 | |
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Andrew Abir, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel, has started to issue Digital shekels as the first step of an internal pilot program. The post Israel is Already Testing its Central Bank Digital Currency appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-22 22:46 | |
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The digital currency project could be ready for a pilot phase within the next… The post Nigeria’s Central Bank Could Launch Digital Currency By End of 2021 appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-6-22 14:20 | |
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The Bank of France has completed a central bank digital currency pilot for securities transactions in collaboration with Swiss crypto bank SEBA.
2021-6-22 12:20 | |
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The Central Bank of Nigeria says it is gearing up to test a sovereign digital currency to ease foreign remittance restrictions.
2021-6-11 12:04 | |
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Ghana is striving to become the first African nation to float a central bank digital currency.
2021-6-5 15:57 | |
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South Korea’s monetary policy regulator is taking steps to create its own digital coin. Bank of Korea is now looking for a technology provider to develop a test environment for the project. The news comes after major commercial banks expressed skepticism over their cooperation with domestic cryptocurrency exchanges. Central Bank of Korea to Launch Pilot […]
2021-5-25 11:30 | |
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South Korea has made significant progress towards development of its digital currency.
2021-5-25 14:04 | |
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Digital Currency Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), are looking to expand the testing of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) for cross-border payments.
2021-5-14 00:30 | |
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The Central Bank of Bahrain expects that its digital currency collaboration with JPMorgan and Bank ABC could extend to a CBDC.
2021-5-13 16:34 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is inching closer to becoming the first major central bank to launch a sovereign digital currency. The bank has rolled out several ambitious pilot programs in recent months in a bid to test how the digital currency, dubbed the digital Yuan, would work in real life. Heading to theRead More
2021-5-10 17:01 | |
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The Swedish central bank keeps making steps towards modeling its e-krona pilot project by issuing a detailed report of the results of phase one for the path ahead. Riksbank is still optimistic about launching its central bank digital currency (CBDC), but there are hurdles to clear out on the road. Riksbank to Spend Another Year […]
2021-4-9 14:00 | |
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Today, the Swedes learned that they might have to wait a little longer to use an e-krona for their daily uses after the Swedish central bank realized that there are minor issues that need addressing after the first phase of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) project.
2021-4-8 21:05 | |
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Sweden was one of the first nations worldwide to test the CBDC waters. In 2019, it announced a pilot platform for its e-krona, with the country coming a long way since. In fact, Sweden has now publishThe post Sweden’s central bank concludes first phase of digital currency test appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-4-7 18:00 | |
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The Sveriges Riksbank said that CBDC technology still requires further investigation.
2021-4-7 12:11 | |
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According to the state-run Shenzhen Special Zone Daily newspaper, the People's Bank of China is now ready to run a trial of its digital yuan through cross-border payments. China’s central bank is running a one-day pilot program under which selected Hong Kong residents can use the central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a payment method […] The post China’s Central Bank Runs a Cross-Border Trial of Digital Yuan first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-4-6 19:41 | |
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Thailand’s digital currency project is progressing swiftly and the Bank of Thailand, the country’s central bank, is readying to start pilot tests in the second quarter of 2022. Thailand’s CBDC will be retail; meaning it will be for use by the general public.
2021-4-3 21:54 | |
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According to the announcement, Visa spent the last year enabling the capacity for digital currency settlement within its existing infrastructure. Anchorage, the United States’ first federally chartered digital asset bank, will facilitate the pilot program launched with Crypto.
2021-3-29 14:41 | |
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Among nations in hot pursuit of a digital currency of their own, Russia is in the news again. Its central bank announced plans to start testing a pilot version of the digital ruble by the end of 2022.
2021-3-12 01:30 | |
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Shinhan Bank of South Korea has announced the completion of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The project was carried out in conjunction with LG CNS and the team claims the pilot is in a bid to get the bank ready for the eventual launch of the nation’s digital won by the Bank ofRead More
2021-3-11 02:00 | |
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South Korean commercial bank Shinhan Bank has built a digital won pilot platform in collaboration with LG CNS.
2021-3-10 14:57 | |
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Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems NV, Corp., a leading fintech white label SaaS payment processing and acquiring infrastructure platform, and Global Oculus, a blockchain and digital currency solution...
2021-2-25 06:24 | |
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As part of China’s plans to expand its digital currency testing, online banking platform MYbank, backed by Alibaba’s affiliate fintech giant Ant Group, has reportedly joined the digital yuan pilot program.
2021-2-23 22:01 | |
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Swedish bank Riksbank is set to extend the pilot project for a central bank digital currency by a year. According to the bank, this enables more comprehensive consultation from professional services firms and ensures proper deployment of the digital currency.
2021-2-18 02:00 | |
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The e-commerce giant is preparing to explore the crypto business, as a recent job listing suggests. Amazon is looking to launch a pilot project in Mexico that seeks to build a team that develops new solutions based on “digital currencies.
2021-2-14 10:00 | |
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Korea’s apex bank has announced the pilot phase for its CBDC. According to a spokesperson, the BOK will begin conducting tests within a controlled environment. The spokesperson stated that this would ensure the new digital currency’s workability and safety.
2021-2-10 17:49 | |
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For the third time, China's southeastern city of Shenzhen will issue the nation’s digital currency as part of an ongoing pilot program to test China’s central bank project among its citizens. The post Chinese city to issue $3 million in digital Yuan in pilot giveaway appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-1-22 22:00 | |
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The city of Shenzhen has launched the third round of its central bank digital currency pilot in the form of a promotional lottery scheme offering residents handouts during local festivities.
2021-1-21 14:06 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) completed its largest digital currency electronic payment (DC/EP) test in Shenzhen. Over $3 million of the central bank’s digital currency was given away to over 100,000 residents in Shenzhen via a red envelope lottery, a WeChat post confirmed.
2021-1-20 22:00 | |
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The pilot involved the settlement on a private blockchain of around €2 million.
2021-1-20 20:54 | |
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