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BIS and Bank Indonesia to Run CBDC TechSprint
Bank Indonesia and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub are inviting developers to take part in a central...
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Bank Indonesia G20 Hackathon Focuses on Three CBDC Challenges
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub and Indonesia’s central bank have this week launched a global hackathon focused...
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Why Did Japan Consider Sweden Instead of China for its CBDC Approach?
East Asian country gearing up for CBDC designing and creating infrastructure; however, claiming it to be a long term game...
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Bank of Japan Will Be Careful in Testing the Digital Yen
Bank of Japan (BoJ) has decided to be cautious in launching its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). This CBDC is...
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Japan Looks to Sweden for CBDC Approach, Not China
Japan’s central bank, the Bank of Japan, has announced that it will model its central bank digital currency (CBDC) similar...
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China’s Digital Yuan Sets the Standard for Central Bank Digital Currencies
Any UK citizen or business can choose to be a payment anarchist. People can ignore the fiat currency and request...
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Tencent Nears Launch China’s CBDC Wallet with WeChat Integration
Tencent, China’s leading school company, has released a sneak peek of its new Digital Yuan billfold that it plans to...
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Former Chinese Central Bank Chief Says Digital Yuan is for Retail Transactions
Zhou Xiaochuan, the former governor of the People’s Bank of China, said in a speech on Saturday that the digital...
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CBDCs Are Powering the Next Generation of Cross-border Payment Solutions
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in the process of designing a framework for the launch of a central...
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BoJ Official Says Digital Yen Won’t Be Used To Achieve Negative Interest Rate
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has said that its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yen, will not be...
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