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Roxe hires ex-IMF economist to lead Bitcoin hashrate-backed CBDC project

Central bank digital currencies are the next frontier for blockchain. Roxe wants to make BTC hashrate the anchor for future CBDCs.

Sep 8, 2021cointelegraph
CBDCs: Fluency, a Fintech Offering CBDC focused DLT Platform, Acquires $1.3M at $23.5M Pre-Money Valuation

Fluency, a company that's introducing a proprietary CBDC-focused blockchain enterprise platform, has received $1.3M in capital.

Sep 8, 2021crowdfundinsider
Project Giant: Nigeria’s CBDC set for pilot rollout on Independence Day

Nigeria’s central bank digital currency will go into pilot testing on Oct. 1 with a tiered AML/KYC regime for the eNaira.

Sep 7, 2021cointelegraphDCash
Four Countries to Conduct Cross Border CBDC Payment Trials

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has joined forces with the central banks of South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia to kick start a project dubbed Dunbar aimed at testing the

Sep 3, 2021blockchainnews
Project Dunbar: international settlements using multi-CBDCs

Project Dunbar brings together the Reserve Bank of Australia, Central Bank of Malaysia, Monetary Authority of Singapore and South African Reserve Bank with the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements. The project will also explore the development of technical prototypes using distributed ledger technologies of Corda and Quorum.

Sep 2, 2021bis
Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa launch joint CBDC pilot

The joint initiative will prototype shared DLT platforms enabling institutions to settle cross-border transactions using central bank digital currencies.

Sep 2, 2021cointelegraph
Roxe to Enable “Secondary Fiat” Currency Solutions Backed by Bitcoin (BTC) Hashrate that Help Nations with Economic Growth

Roxe to enable "secondary fiat" currency solutions backed by Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate that help nations with economic Growth.

Sep 2, 2021crowdfundinsider
BIS Innovation Hub and central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa will test CBDCs for international settlements

The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank Negara Malaysia, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and South African Reserve Bank will join forces to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements.

Sep 2, 2021bis
BIS to work on cross-border CBDC test with four central banks

Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Malaysia will help create shared DLT platforms

Sep 2, 2021centralbanking
Chinese State-Owned Banks Start Exploring Digital Yuan Use-Cases for Buying Investment Funds & Insurance Products

Two Chinese state-owned banks have begun working to fund management and insurance companies to explore the use cases of digital yuan CBDC for purchasing investment funds and insurance products onli

Sep 1, 2021blockchainnewse-CNY
Nigeria's central bank partners with fintech firm Bitt Inc for CBDC rollout

The CBN considered Bitt Inc’s experience in the development of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s DCash, launched in April.

Aug 31, 2021cointelegraphe-Naira
MAS Shortlists 15 Firms to Help Pilot its CBDC Program

15 candidates have been chosen to continue vying for the role to help deploy Singapore's CBDC program

Aug 31, 2021blockchainnews
Monetary Authority of Singapore Chooses 15 Finalists for Global CBDC Challenge

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation's central bank, chooses 15 finalists for Global CBDC Challenge.

Aug 30, 2021crowdfundinsider
Nigeria’s central bank issues draft guidelines on e-naira CBDC project

The CBN says the proposed central bank digital currency will offer parity of value and will operate as a non-interest-bearing CBDC.

Aug 30, 2021cointelegraphe-Naira