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China Joins Hong Kong and Thailand in CBDC Research Project

by CBDC Insider
February 28, 2021
in Asia, Business
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China Joins Hong Kong and Thailand in CBDC Research Project
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China and the United Arab Emirates have joined a research initiative that studies the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The two countries joined Hong Kong and Thailand which launched the project in 2020. It focuses on the application of a CBDC to ease costs and increase the efficiency of cross-border funds transfers.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Thailand signed an MOU to partner in CBDC research in May 2019. At the time, the two had been conducting separate research into the field. HKMA had its own Project LionRock while the BoT was studying CBDCs under Project Inthanon. They combined to form a joint study known as Project Inthanon-LionRock.

The Digital Currency Institute at the People’s Bank of China and the Central Bank of the UAE are now joining the initiative in its second phase. They have also renamed it to Multiple CBDC (m-CBDC) Bridge Project.

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In a press release announcing the partnership, the four central banks pledged to move the CBDC research ahead.

“Building on the experience learnt from Project Inthanon-LionRock, the m-CBDC Bridge project will further explore the capabilities of distributed ledger technology (DLT), through developing a proof-of-concept (PoC) prototype, to facilitate real-time cross-border foreign exchange payment-versus-payment transactions in a multi-jurisdictional context and on a 24/7 basis.”

Read more: https://coingeek.com/china-joins-hong-kong-and-thailand-in-cbdc-research-project/

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