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Bénédicte Nolens on the latest mBridge developments

The head of the Bank for International Settlements’ Hong Kong Centre speaks about cross-border CBDC governance, ongoing FX challenges and evolving technology

Oct 31, 2023centralbankingmBridge
Project mBridge reveals details of its workings ahead of MVP, commercial debut

Project mBridge has put together a slick publication with lots of new information to let the world know what the hottest project in CBDC is.

Oct 31, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
Hong Kong advances CBDC pilot, bringing e-HKD trials to Phase 2

e-HKD Phase 1 trial was dedicated to full-fledged payments, programmable payments, offline payments, tokenized deposits, settlement of Web3 transactions and settlement of tokenized assets.

Oct 31, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
BIS releases guide to tackle ‘complex’ offline CBDC design

Trade-offs include privacy and security to meet jurisdiction-specific objectives

Oct 30, 2023centralbanking
Fed, BOE officials share continuing interest in CBDCs, stablecoin regulation

Sir Jon Cunliffe looks at payment solutions of the past and future in his last speech as deputy governor of the BOE.

Oct 27, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Turkey plans to craft crypto framework in 2024

Crypto asset providers, such as crypto exchanges, will also be given a legal definition.

Oct 27, 2023cointelegraphDigital Lira
ECB Advances Digital Euro Project into Preparation Phase

The ECB's progression into the preparation phase of the digital euro project marks a pivotal step towards modernizing Europe's financial infrastructure. The digital euro, envisioned as a secure, ac

Oct 26, 2023blockchainnewsDigital Euro
JPM Coin handles over $1B in daily transactions — JPMorgan exec

This represents a massive surge since the last update in June when the company said that $300 million were transacted in the first three years after the launch of JPMorgan Coin.

Oct 26, 2023cointelegraph
Bank of Spain embraces 'digital euro,' explains its benefits

The digital euro will make electronic payments a vital piece of the financial system, the statement claims.

Oct 25, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Chinese digital yuan CBDC used for first time to settle cross-border oil deal

CBDC and de-dollarization saw major strides last week with the 1-million barrel deal on the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange.

Oct 23, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
EU data protection regulators urge anonymity for smaller transactions in digital euro

The European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor issued a joint opinion statement on regulating a digital euro.

Oct 20, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Central Bank of Argentina to introduce 'digital peso' bill 'as soon as possible'

The BCRA has accelerated its work on legislation to implement the CBDC workflow in the country.

Oct 20, 2023cointelegraphDigital Peso
Finland works on instant payments system, embraces digital euro

The Bank of Finland actively promotes the development of new forms of payment.

Oct 19, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
ECB officials move to 'preparation phase' for digital euro

Though the issuance of a digital euro is not a certainty, officials with the European Central Bank are moving to next phase of the project.

Oct 18, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Fed governor Bowman doubles down on CBDC skepticism, likes stablecoin no better

Michelle Bowman told a university audience that financial innovation should be justified by need and be properly regulated.

Oct 17, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton