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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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By Jaspreet Kalra

Dec 3, 2020 at 4:55 p.m. UTC

Dec 3, 2020

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6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group

The working group will pool research into CBDCs.

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Jan 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 21, 2020

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Swiss Central Banker: Bitcoin 'More Investment Than Currency'

The chairman of Swiss National Bank said yesterday that he sees bitcoin more as an investment than a currency.

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By Sujha Sundararajan

Nov 24, 2017 at 9:10 a.m. UTC

Nov 24, 2017

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Swiss Central Banker: Blockchain Turning Finance 'On Its Head'

Swiss National Bank president Thomas Jordan says the central bank is in discussions with regulators and other central banks about blockchain.

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By Michael del Castillo

Sep 27, 2016 at 9:33 a.m. UTC

Sep 27, 2016

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