Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar? Source
The Bank of Japan is keen to ensure seamless integration of its central bank digital currency with the existing payment architecture. Source
Successful or not, the vote will bring crypto education to people who are not yet Bitcoin-savvy, 2B4CH founder said. Source
“We are looking at it and evaluating the best ways to interact and participate in this ecosystem,” a B3 executive said. Source
Cooperation between public and private sectors would be vital for a global CBDC system, says a new joint report. Source
The United Kingdom’s central bank is ramping up its research into a central bank digital currency (CBDC) with the selection of a long list of banking and fintech experts to assist it. On Sept. 29…
The National Bank of Ukraine, the country’s chief monetary authority, has recently taken to professional social network LinkedIn to promote its blockchain developer job opening. The ad was published by the director of NBU’s IT…
Marion Laboure, an analyst at Deutsche Bank’s research division, said she can envision Bitcoin taking the role of digital gold in the future: lasting for centuries and largely not controlled by the government. In an…
The growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has been a recurrent headline throughout 2021 and to date, hundreds of billions of dollars in crypto assets are locked on protocols across numerous blockchain networks and…
The rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) poses a major challenge for the traditional financial system, an executive at the Chinese central bank has warned. Wen Xinxiang, director of the payment and settlement department…