CBDC

The phrase "central bank digital currency" (CBDC) has been used to refer to various proposals involving digital currency issued by a central bank. The present concept of CBDCs was directly inspired by Bitcoin, but a CBDC is different from virtual currency and cryptocurrency, which are not issued by a state and lack the legal tender status declared by the government.

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Banque de France Enters Second Phase of Wholesale CBDC Project

Banque de France Enters Second Phase of Wholesale CBDC Project
Banque de France Enters Second Phase of Wholesale CBDC Project
July 12, 2022  |  CBDC

Banque de France (BDF) Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said the BDF has kicked off the second phase of experimentation into a wholesale central bank...

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Like Its Predecessor, the Digital Euro Will Require Security, Mobility
Like Its Predecessor, the Digital Euro Will Require Security, Mobility
July 11, 2022  |  Europe

Since the first euros went into circulation over twenty years ago, few global developments have come close to the game-changing effect the single currency has...

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Meta Closes Novi Wallet, Which Launched Stablecoins, CBDCs
Meta Closes Novi Wallet, Which Launched Stablecoins, CBDCs
July 05, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

In a coda to its stablecoin payments ambitions, Meta announced on July 1 that the Novi digital wallet project is at an end. Launched with...

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Why EU Regulators, Policymakers Are Betting on a Retail CBDC
Why EU Regulators, Policymakers Are Betting on a Retail CBDC
July 04, 2022  |  CBDC

Most of the central banks in western countries have formally adopted a neutral position when it comes to the decision of whether to issue a...

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Singapore’s Chief FinTech Officer Questions Value of Private Crypto
Singapore’s Chief FinTech Officer Questions Value of Private Crypto
June 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The chief FinTech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is questioning the value of private cryptocurrencies as regulators step up the development of...

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Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
June 20, 2022  |  Blockchain

A report Monday (June 20) from Israel’s central bank suggested that decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts may require oversight to prevent “malicious” acts, Bloomberg wrote....

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Fed Chair: CBDC Could Preserve Dollar’s Standing
Fed Chair: CBDC Could Preserve Dollar’s Standing
June 17, 2022  |  CBDC

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) would help boost the long-term strength of the U.S. dollar, the chair of the Federal Reserve said Friday (June...

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TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, Big Tech firms seem to have coordinated to offer remedies to EU regulators to end different antitrust probes as Amazon, Meta and Google...

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