CBDC Insider, Author at Currency Insider

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has confirmed it is discussing central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with private blockchain firms, including...

Asia

Results of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Giveaway Worth $1.3 Million

On 18 October 2020, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Shenzhen municipal government concluded the “Luohu Digital Renminbi...

Major Meeting of Central Banks Produces Same Old ‘Evaluating’ CBDCs Refrain

During a panel discussion hosted by the International Monetary Fund on Monday, officials said they continue to evaluate the merits...

Does a Digital Euro Challenge the Dollar’s Global Dominance?

A European Central Bank research paper on the feasibility of the digital euro has garnered a lot of attention over...

The Reserve Bank says one option to ensure long-term availability of cash could be a public-private partnership to provide ‘end to end’ cash infrastructure

Australia

New Zealand Rejects Digital Currency—For Now

Cash use is declining in New Zealand—nonetheless, the country’s central bank says it has no plans to launch its own...

Asia

Here’s Why Bitcoin Will Boom in the “Biggest Overhaul” of Finance

The development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) has blossomed in the past few years, with countries like China in...

R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency

Announced Tuesday, the Cordite Society, a co-operative registered in the U.K., released the XDC crypto token on public Corda, the...

The Bahamas Will Launch Their Digital Currency Sand Tomorrow

October 19, 2020

In the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the international focus is on China, Europe and North America. However,...

The Reserve Bank says one option to ensure long-term availability of cash could be a public-private partnership to provide ‘end to end’ cash infrastructure

October 19, 2020