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Bankers Urge EU to Proceed With Caution on Digital Euro
CBDC // June 16, 2022

A trade group representing the banking industry is urging European Union officials exploring the creation of a digital euro to proceed slowly and carefully. The first question the group wants answered is whether a digital euro is even necessary. The Institute of International Finance members...

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

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 to address the issue, Bloomberg reported. The bank, called Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP, will look at the feasibility...

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Quant Opens Blockchain Infrastructure Platform to Businesses

June 26, 2023
Blockchain-for-finance firm Quant has opened its infrastructure platform to business customers. The company’s Overledger Platform — used in the Bank of England and Bank for International Settlements’ retail central bank digital currency (CDBC) project — is now available via software-as-a-service (SaaS), Quant said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Monday (June 26). “Until now, […]

Bankers Urge EU to Proceed With Caution on Digital Euro

June 16, 2022
A trade group representing the banking industry is urging European Union officials exploring the creation of a digital euro to proceed slowly and carefully. The first question the group wants...

Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach

July 29, 2020
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 to address the issue, Bloomberg...