Central Bank Digital Currency

Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
July 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee...

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Bitcoin Daily: Teller Notches $1M For DeFi Credit Risk Protocol; Thailand’s Central Bank Experiments With CBDC; Crypto Trader Accused In $4.5M Fraud Case
Bitcoin Daily: Teller Notches $1M For DeFi Credit Risk Protocol; Thailand’s Central Bank Experiments With...
July 16, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain initiative Teller has notched $1 million in a Framework Ventures-led seed capital to create a decentralized finance (DeFi) credit risk tool, according to an...

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Government Entities Deepen Blockchain Payments Exploration
Government Entities Deepen Blockchain Payments Exploration
July 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Digital currencies continue to make their way into the mainstream, with government entities elevating their exploration of the technology. This week’s look at payment rails...

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This Week In Payments: Retail’s Digital Shift, Uber To Buy Postmates, The Digital Yuan Advances
This Week In Payments: Retail’s Digital Shift, Uber To Buy Postmates, The Digital Yuan Advances
July 10, 2020  |  News

There was no shortage of news in payments and commerce this week, but perhaps the biggest news that didn’t make a headline was that this...

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction
Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction
June 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. In the U.S., The Clearing House’s...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Korea Launches Panel To Review Digital Currency; Revolut To Give Users Legal Control Of Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Korea Launches Panel To Review Digital Currency; Revolut To Give Users...
June 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Korea’s central bank has rolled out a legal advisory group to look at potential challenges to bring a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to fruition,...

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Mersch: ECB Will Focus On ‘Game Changer’ Retail Central Bank Digital Currency
Mersch: ECB Will Focus On ‘Game Changer’ Retail Central Bank Digital Currency
May 11, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Speaking at a virtual conference about the future of money, European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Yves Mersch said a retail central bank digital...

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Agricultural Bank Of China Tests App For Country’s Digital Currency
Agricultural Bank Of China Tests App For Country’s Digital Currency
April 14, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

One of China’s state-owned banks has a mobile test app that supports the country’s central bank digital currency, according to a CoinDesk report. Screenshots of...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tesla Tests Blockchain To Speed Up Trucking Shipments in Shanghai; Bank Of England May Team With Companies On Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: Tesla Tests Blockchain To Speed Up Trucking Shipments in Shanghai; Bank Of England...
April 07, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Shipping technology company CargoSmart Limited led an experimental blockchain project for the release of cargo with the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), Tesla and China...

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