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Swiss central bank tests wholesale CBDC with commercial partners

The Swiss National Bank integrated a wholesale CBDC into the banking systems of five commercial banks as part of the second phase of Project Helvetia.

Jan 13, 2022cointelegraphHelvetia
US lawmaker proposes bill aimed at limiting Fed's ability to issue CBDC

Having the Fed require users to open accounts to access the benefits of a digital dollar would put it "on an insidious path akin to China’s digital authoritarianism," according to Tom Emmer.

Jan 12, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Ethereum futures and options data reflects traders’ mixed emotions on $3.2K ETH price

ETH’s futures markets are slightly bearish, but options traders appear to be interpreting the rally to $3,200 as a bottoming signal.

Jan 11, 2022cointelegraphe-CNY
Joint CBDC project highlights promise of interoperability

Banque de France, HSBC and IBM find different technologies can still work together

Jan 10, 2022centralbanking
Platform-based business models and financial inclusion

New players in finance include fintech and big tech firms with digital platforms in e-commerce, search or social media. Increasingly, incumbent financial institutions are also adopting platform-based business models. Digital platforms operate in multi-sided markets, using big data to match different groups of customers (eg users and providers). This paper assesses how these models can affect financial inclusion, competition, financial stability and consumer protection.

Jan 10, 2022bis
CBDC wallet tops mobile app store charts in China

The pilot version of China’s official digital yuan wallet app has become the most downloaded app in local mobile app stores.

Jan 10, 2022cointelegraphe-CNY
Major payments app WeChat to add support for China's digital yuan

While WeChat isn't as popular outside of China as WhatsApp, it is ubiquitous on the mainland.

Jan 6, 2022cointelegraphe-CNY
Jamaica prepares for national CBDC launch

Country is in the vanguard of digital currencies as it begins its national launch this quarter

Jan 5, 2022centralbanking
China Launches Digital Yuan Pilot Wallet for Android and iOS Users

The People’s Bank of China has extended its pilot tests for the country’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or digital Yuan with the launch of a new mobile wallet for Android and iOS users.

Jan 5, 2022blockchainnewse-CNY
China’s central bank releases pilot version of digital yuan wallet

The “e-CNY (Pilot Version)” app was made available for download in the Chinese Android and Apple app stores on Tuesday.

Jan 4, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Bank of Canada paper proposes ‘expiry date’ on offline CBDC

CBDC could have expiry date to help consumers recover lost money, authors say

Jan 4, 2022centralbanking
Bank of Jamaica completes first CBDC pilot

The Bank of Jamaica initially partnered with the Irish cryptography firm eCurrency Mint for its CBDC project in March 2021.

Jan 3, 2022cointelegraph
Mexico confirms plans to roll out CBDCs in 2024

New technologies and a next-generation payment infrastructure would help Mexico become more financially inclusive.

Dec 30, 2021cointelegraph
Mexican Central Bank Reveals CBDC Distribution in 2024

Banco de México, the Central Bank of Mexico has revealed that its projected CBDC will be up for public distribution by 2024.

Dec 30, 2021blockchainnewsDigital Peso