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BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens
BIS Chief Blasts Bitcoin's Viability, Prompting Blowback From Advocates
Bitcoin maximalists cried foul at the central banker's prognostications.
BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens

BIS headquarters in Basel
BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away
Central banks remained adamant private stablecoins do not factor into their CBDC calculus.
BIS headquarters in Basel

Benoit Coeure, head of the BIS Innovation Hub
BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021.
Benoit Coeure, head of the BIS Innovation Hub

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CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Almost 50 monetary authorities and central banks are researching and developing wholesale or retail CBDCs. What does 2021 hold in store?
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Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows 'Feasibility' for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results.
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Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.
BIS Paper Says There's Potential to Embed Regulation Into Stablecoin Systems
The need to regulate global stablecoins like libra doesn't mean authorities can't embrace innovation, according to according to a BIS working paper.
Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.

Benoît Cœuré, head of the BIS Innovation Hub.
Benoit Coeure Spells Out BIS Plan for CBDC Trial Starting in 2020
BIS is planning a proof-of-concept trial of a CBDC in collaboration with the Swiss central bank.
Benoît Cœuré, head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

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Federal Reserve, 6 Other Central Banks Set Out Core Digital Currency Principles
The seven central banks, along with BIS, have released a report setting out agreed core objectives that must be met by national digital currencies.
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Benoît Cœuré, head of the BIS Innovation Hub.
BIS Seeking Blockchain Expert to Lead Digital Currency Research
BIS is looking for a blockchain engineer to take a lead on its digital currency initiatives, which includes CBDC and digital security research.
Benoît Cœuré, head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

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Three Crypto Analysis Firms Advance in ‘TechSprint’ RegTech Competition
The fintech showcase has three $50,000 cash prizes for three regtech focus areas.
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