CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? – CoinDesk
In 1987, Nobel laureate James Tobin proposed the concept of a retail central bank digital currency. The idea was that central banks should create a …
Did CBDCs affect the crypto space in 2020, and what’s next in 2021? Experts answer
It is hard to imagine that just two years ago, the general discourse around central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, was mainly focused on the …
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Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says – CoinDesk
An under-the-wraps Swiss trial testing how central bank money can be linked to financial markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results, the …
BIS Says CBDCs Likely Better than Private Stablecoins Like Libra | BTCMANAGER
The Bank for International Settlements is the latest major financial organization looking to implement industry-standard regulations in the stablecoins arena. Meanwhile, several nations are also …
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BIS Paper Says There’s Potential to Embed Regulation Into Stablecoin Systems – CoinDesk
Regulatory responses to private, “global” stablecoins like Libra need to take into account the potential of the technology in payments, according to economists working at …
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BIS head says physical cash still important, even if CBDCs take over
As numerous countries across the board navigate their feelings on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, Benoît Cœuré, of the Bank for International Settlements thinks …
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Will they or won’t they? Central banks eye each other’s digital currency moves
Canada doesn’t want any “surprises” regarding central bank digital currencies. In a recent interview with Reuters, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem doubled down on …
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Benoit Coeure Reveals BIS Plan for CBDC Trial Starting in 2020 – CoinDesk
How things have changed since spring of 2019, when Agustin Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), was issuing his latest warning …
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Leaders of global CBDC projects talk shop in panel today
As part of DC Fintech Week, a digital conference on the governmental side of the financial technology sector, several international leaders gathered for an Oct. …
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Bank of Japan to begin digital currency proof-of-concept in 2021
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in collaboration with a group of seven central banks, published its first joint report into central bank digital currencies …
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