The Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) has agreed to work with cryptocurrency and blockchain solutions provider Ripple to create a plan and pilot project to introduce the nation’s first digital currency in the form of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or national stablecoin. Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic first
According to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a digital dollar issued by the Federal Reserve would be a danger to financial independence in the United States, in light of the recent FedNow announcement. The probable presidential candidate of 2024 claims that the government may use a CBDC for evil purposes, including
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have accused the Federal Reserve (Fed) of seeking to use a proposed digital dollar to “control” Americans’ finances. According to Ron, using the new US digital dollar allows the Government to block transactions such as buying riffles or filling
The Bank of Japan has said that it must be prepared to issue a CBDC in order to provide the public with a secure digital payment system. The comments made by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda were published by Reuters on Tuesday. In April, the country’s central bank will launch a pilot
Over 13 million e-naira wallets have been installed in Nigeria since October 2022. And the value of transactions in the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) increased by 63% to $47.7 million (₦22 billion). In his March 21 address to the local press, Governor Godwin Emefiele also said that the
On March 23, the UAE’s Central Bank unveiled its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) strategy, dubbed “The Digital Dirham.” The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has partnered with G42 Cloud and R3, respectively, to supply the necessary infrastructure and technology for its digital currency initiative. Moreover, a
Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, is the latest Republican leader to speak out firmly against the use of CBDCs in the United States. The governor has publicly called for a prohibition on CBDCs inside the state, denouncing them as instruments of financial surveillance. DeSantis, in a speech posted on Twitter
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced its partnering with the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE). This collaboration enhances both countries’ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) transactions of remittances and trade. Both the central banks signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to
According to reports in local media, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) is now accepted as payment on the country’s most popular social networking and payment app, WeChat. The initiative’s stated goal is to increase the digital yuan’s popularity. After Alipay, WeChat is now the second payment platform to implement
Ajay Kumar Choudhary, Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) let out glimpses of the CBDC plan. The central government of the nation and the union bank are in process of building CBDC as a replacement for crypto. Ajay is confident over the fact, CBDC will emerge as
