Digital Currencies

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Coinbase Makes Strategic Investment in Crypto Exchange Zipmex: Report
Coinbase has opted for a strategic investment instead of an acquisition despite earlier talks.
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Central Bank of Brazil Selects Partners to Assist With CBDC
The bank wants to evaluate use cases for a digital real and its technological feasibility.
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Inside the Company Building Japan's Multistakeholder Digital Yen
DeCurret was born out of Japan's oldest internet firm.
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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - JULY 18:  Kazakhstan fans in the crowd show their support as Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt of Australia play Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakhstan in the doubles during day two of the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie between Australia and Kazakhstan at Marrara Sporting Complex on July 18, 2015 in Darwin, Australia.  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Kazakhstan Piloting a CBDC on R3′s Corda Platform
The country’s central bank is expanding the pilot of a digital tenge and will decide if it wants to launch the token by the end of 2022.
DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - JULY 18:  Kazakhstan fans in the crowd show their support as Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt of Australia play Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakhstan in the doubles during day two of the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie between Australia and Kazakhstan at Marrara Sporting Complex on July 18, 2015 in Darwin, Australia.  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments
The final stage of the first tranche of experiments consisted of the issuance of a digital bond on a blockchain with settlement in CBDC.
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Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 18, 2021
With bitcoin eyeing an extended pullback and a look at when crypto could become real money, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 17, 2021
With bitcoin stabilizing after a recent pullback and a look at some of the issues the general public has with crypto, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news rou...
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Central Bank of Chile Sets Up Team to Study CBDC Issuance
The team will present a white paper in first-quarter 2022 stating the objectives, requirements and regulations for the development of a digital currency.
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The Evolution and Future Direction of CBDCs: 2021 Consensus Edition
Michael Casey and Sheila Warren host a live CBDC edition of their “Money Re-Imagined” podcast at Consensus 2021. In this program, they discuss the further development and futu...
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Fintech Company Launches Platform to Assist in Central Bank Digital Currency Development
Fintech company EMTECH is launching a compliance platform that helps central banks tackle compliance issues or safely test their central bank digital currencies.
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