CBDCs

TechREG Weekly: Regulatory Spree for Crypto, Big Tech Continues
TechREG Weekly: Regulatory Spree for Crypto, Big Tech Continues
April 01, 2022  |  Regulation

The cryptocurrency industry has had a busy week following all the regulatory proposals in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, from tougher rules...

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Beyond Project Dunbar’s Shared Platform, Unknowns Loom for Central Banks, CBDCs
Beyond Project Dunbar’s Shared Platform, Unknowns Loom for Central Banks, CBDCs
March 29, 2022  |  CBDC

With new technology, especially with new payment methodologies, there are two heavy lifts — the technical infrastructure that makes it all possible, and then the...

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Celsius CFO Says Trust, Controls at Center of Effort to Scale Crypto to New Users
Celsius CFO Says Trust, Controls at Center of Effort to Scale Crypto to New Users
March 21, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The pace at which the cryptocurrency market landscape changes and the tempo at which decisions must be made can create a dynamic environment for a...

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Bank of Canada Exploring CBDC Design with MIT
Bank of Canada Exploring CBDC Design with MIT
March 18, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank of Canada is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a 12-month research project that’s focused on the design of...

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FedNow’s Progress on Instant Payments May Weaken Case for Digital Dollar
FedNow’s Progress on Instant Payments May Weaken Case for Digital Dollar
March 09, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Deciding whether to create a digital dollar was a key part of an executive order President Joe Biden announced Wednesday morning (March 9) to create...

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Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Saying the “rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce American leadership in the global financial system and at the technological frontier,” President Joe...

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Central Banks May Take Additional Time to Explore CBDCs
Central Banks May Take Additional Time to Explore CBDCs
February 11, 2022  |  CBDC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a paper on February 9, “Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency,” analyzing the experiences of six central...

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Digital Dollar’s Power Problem: What Happens When the Lights Go Out?
Digital Dollar’s Power Problem: What Happens When the Lights Go Out?
February 07, 2022  |  CBDC

One of the big promises of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is that they are usable anywhere paper currencies are accepted. That is to say,...

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Blockchain Trial Zones in China Lay Tracks to Expand Digital Yuan
Blockchain Trial Zones in China Lay Tracks to Expand Digital Yuan
January 31, 2022  |  Blockchain

In payments, in the war between cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) that continues to take shape, it is the infrastructure — the rails,...

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