Fri, November 22

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

The Bank of Thailand to Launch Retail CBDC This Year End

Only a small number of people will be chosen to participate in the assessment. CBDC retail is the digital form of money or currency distributed by the Central bank. If everything goes according to plan, Thailand’s central bank, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) will begin testing central bank digital currency

August 6, 2022 2 mins read

Indonesia’s Central Bank Banking Heavy on Digital Rupiah Launch

The conceptual design of the future digital rupiah would be released by the end of 2022. The digital rupiah’s security measures are now being developed by Bank Indonesia. Indonesia’s central bank is aiming to create a new digital rupiah in large quantities. Regulators aim to make sure that the new

July 23, 2022 2 mins read

ECB Top Officials Back Europe’s CBDC Initiative Over Cryptocurrencies

The existing model’s stability is based on using public money as an anchor. Non-European businesses might gain a monopoly on the European payments market. Central bank money is essential for financial stability as digital payments continue to grow. According to European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde and Executive Board

July 17, 2022 2 mins read

Taiwan’s Central Bank Ramps Effort To Launch Interest-free CBDC Soon

CBDC that pays interest on digital asset deposits would probably replace bank deposits. Taiwan’s CBDC pilot program is presently distributed to five chosen Taiwanese banks. Chin-long Yang, governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), has advocated a no-interest design for the country’s central bank digital currency

June 30, 2022 2 mins read