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Hong Kong to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Consideration is given to local conditions when the regulations are drafted. The Monetary Authority is learning about stablecoin regulation. In response to the ever-increasing uncertainty in the cryptocurrency market, the widespread use of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has been on the rise. To counter this, Hong Kong has joined

October 20, 2022 2 mins read

Macau Debating Over a Bill to Render Digital Currency

Macau’s Executive Council proposed a bill that would have the intention to accept CBDC as a legal Tender. The government has not set a date or defined which digital currencies will accept. The Chinese special administrative region of Macau, which has a thriving gambling industry. It has declared its intention

October 18, 2022 1 min read

Zimbabwe Tech Institute Developing Central Bank Digital Currency

The RBZ’s most recent announcement on the CBDC is similar to its prior updates. CBDC may assist the central bank cut down on the price of printing currency. According to HIT vice chancellor Quinton Kanhukamwe, the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) in Zimbabwe is working on a central bank digital

October 16, 2022 1 min read

U.S Senator Opposes CBDC Introduces ‘No Digital Dollar Act’

Powell indicated this week that it would be at least two years for CBDC. The Senator spoke in favor of hard currency. Many governments across the globe are turning towards CBDC, otherwise known as Digital currency. On Thursday, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, James Lankford, announced that he introduced legislation

October 2, 2022 1 min read

ECB President Christine Lagarde Backs CBDC Over Crypto

She discussed the crypto ecosystem, stressing the need of backing CBDCs. Central bankers are missing a chance if they do not accept CBDCs. Central bankers are becoming jittery as the use cases for cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based currencies expand. Digital assets are very volatile and risky, yet traditional institutional investors

September 27, 2022 1 min read

Iran Commences CBDC Pilot Dubbed ‘Crypto Rial’

The digital money issued by the Central Bank of Iran is termed “crypto rial”. Officials have also begun issuing crypto mining licenses. On Wednesday, the CBI of Iran declared that on Thursday, “the pilot launch of crypto rial” will commence, as reported by the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines,

September 24, 2022 2 mins read

Norway’s Central Bank Innovates in Developing Its Digital Currency on Ethereum

As per the official statement from the Norges Bank, the prototype infrastructure for the country’s central bank digital currency will be introduced on Ethereum. The bank introduces a new open source sandbox code on ETH technology to support interesting features.  In addition, the sandbox for the CBDC is now accessible

September 14, 2022 2 mins read

Ripple’s CBDC Advisor Hints New Updates in Next Few Weeks

Welfare replied to a tweet from a prominent member of the XRP community. Certainly in the next few weeks is a rather vague timescale. According to Ripple’s Antony Welfare, additional CDBC will be announced in the coming weeks. At Ripple, Welfare is in charge of advising on matters related to

September 7, 2022 2 mins read

RBI to Trial CBDC With the Participation of Public-Sector Banks

RBI asked four government-owned banks to participate in the CBDC trial. Recently, the RBI declared that the CBDC will launch in 3 stages. Ahead of the launch of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has reportedly requested four government-owned banks to

September 7, 2022 2 mins read

Myanmar Government Making Efforts to Issue CBDC Soon

Federal Reserve Bank of New York has frozen funds since February 2021. The funds are essential for the country’s “revolutionary efforts” as per Minister. The government of Myanmar, which was overthrown in a coup in 2021, announced its intention to issue digital money half a year later, utilizing monies that

September 6, 2022 2 mins read
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