Coronavirus Stalls China’s Progress with Central Bank Digital Currency
The coronavirus outbreak is reportedly delaying progress on China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. However, officials say Beijing is ...
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Bank of England Adds Support for Central Bank Digital Currency
The latest voice adding to the chorus of support for a digital currency is that of Sarah John, the Bank ...
Japan’s Financial Regulators to Discuss Crypto Asset Creation
Japan’s Central Bank and Finance Ministry have set out to discuss the issues pertaining to creation of a state-backed crypto ...
Sweden Begins Testing Europe’s First Central Bank Digital Currency
The Riksbank of Sweden is starting to test Europe’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), they said in a statement ...
Bahamian Central Bank to Roll Out Digital Currency in H2 2020
Another tropical island country is set to get its own digital currency. The Bahamas’ Central Bank governor John Rolle yesterday ...
China Files 84 Patents For Central Bank Digital Currency
Reports of more than 80 digital payments-related patents filed by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is offering concrete proof ...
China Media Mentions Bitcoin Amid Nation’s Anti-Crypto Stance
Samson Mow of Blockstream has noted that mainstream financial media outlets in China are reporting about Bitcoin and crypto despite ...
Japan Fears China’s Digital Currency, Suggests Timeline for Digital Yen
Rumors that Japan was preparing plans for a digital yen have been confirmed today. A senior ruling party lawmaker Kozo ...
