Ripple to Pilot Bhutan’s CBDC Using Private Ledger
The test is part of Bhutan’s goal to bring its population to 85% financial inclusion status by 2023.
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Sep 23, 2021 at 8:11 a.m. UTC
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China Has Completed ‘Rectification’ of Crypto Transactions: PBOC
The country’s central bank has warned banks and payment services providers to stay away from virtual currencies.
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Sep 3, 2021 at 12:35 p.m. UTC
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Cuba Regulates the Use of Virtual Assets for Commercial Transactions
In a resolution, the country’s central bank also stipulated rules for granting licenses to institutions handling cryptocurrencies.
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Aug 27, 2021 at 3:53 a.m. UTC
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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari on Crypto Market: ‘Thousands of Garbage Coins’
CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to make of Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, criticizing bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. “It’s...
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Aug 18, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
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Jamaica's Central Bank Says It Would Need Court Order to Track CBDC Transactions
The bank said it would only capture general transaction data for its economic analysis and assessments.
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Ireland's Central Bank Governor Says Digital Euro Is 'Very Likely'
Introducing a digital euro would represent a "fundamental shift" in the eurozone's financial architecture, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf noted.
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Jul 30, 2021 at 3:52 a.m. UTC
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Nigeria's Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot to Start Oct. 1
Rakiya Mohammed, the bank's information technology director, revealed the date during a private webinar on Thursday.
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Jul 23, 2021 at 7:10 a.m. UTC
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China's Central Bank 'Worried' Stablecoins Pose Risk to Financial System
Global stablecoins "may bring risks and challenges to the international monetary system," said PBOC's Fan Yifei.
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BIS Says Bitcoin Has Few Redeeming Attributes
Cryptocurrencies are "speculative assets rather than money" used in many cases to facilitate financial crime, the central bank organization said.
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Jun 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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Tanzania's President Urges Central Bank to Prepare for Crypto
The president's speech follows El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender.
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Jun 14, 2021 at 9:22 a.m. UTC
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