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Economic impact of CBDC likely ‘negligible’ – Colombian paper

Economists at Central Bank of Colombia consider design choices and how they may affect the economy

Aug 16, 2023centralbanking
FedNow showcases DLT-powered payments system as service provider

The Federal Reserve wrote that it does not support or endorse any showcase providers featured on its website.

Aug 14, 2023cointelegraph
Zimbabwe central bank close to introducing gold-backed digital tokens into retail

Physical and digital gold tokens have been a big success as investments and an inflation hedge in Zimbabwe, which continues to face triple-digit inflation.

Aug 14, 2023cointelegraph
Brazil’s CBDC to improve access to ‘intelligent financial services’

BCB expected to launch digital currency in 2024

Aug 14, 2023centralbankingDREX
Canadians have ‘weak incentives’ to use a CBDC: Bank of Canada

A central bank discussion paper found that the majority of Canadians have little trouble accessing financial services, which gives them little reason to use a CBDC.

Aug 11, 2023cointelegraph
‘No fucking way’ — Joe Rogan, Post Malone slam US government CBDC

Central bank digital currencies have turned out to be a popular talking point among the American public, garnering takes from comedians, rappers and presidential candidates alike.

Aug 10, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Russia to begin CBDC trials with 13 banks

According to Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy governor of the Bank of Russia, initiating pilot operations using genuine digital rubles represents a pivotal phase within the project.

Aug 9, 2023cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Japanese startup to use stablecoins and CBDC to link Asian countries

Soramitsu is developing a cross-border payment system that uses Cambodia’s CBDC and targets Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia.

Aug 8, 2023cointelegraph
Brazilian CBDC gets official name and logo

Previously commonly referred to as the “digital real,” the Brazilian central bank digital currency gets its official brand name.

Aug 8, 2023cointelegraphDREX
PayPal USD: Boon for Ethereum but not decentralization, says community

Proponents say PayPal’s PYUSD could see Ethereum become the money layer of the internet, while opponents argue that it’ll act like a poorly designed central bank digital currency.

Aug 8, 2023cointelegraph
CBDC supporter likely in White House next term, crypto divide not red vs. blue: Grayscale

The crypto asset manager looked at the leading U.S. presidential candidates’ positions and did not see a partisan divide.

Aug 4, 2023cointelegraph
Bank of Russia reveals digital ruble’s logo and commission fees

From 2025 business-to-business transactions will cost $0.16 each, while individual customers will pay 0.3% of the total transaction sum when transferring to commercial accounts.

Aug 4, 2023cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Digital Dollar Project completes CBDC retail remittance pilot with Western Union

The project simulated transfers to customers of BDO Unibank in the Philippines with improved settlement time, cost and transparency.

Aug 3, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
MIT Digital Currency Initiative introduces at-scale, programmable CBDC platform

PArSEC — short for “parallelized architecture for scalably executing smart contracts” — runs on the ERC-20 standard, so it could have other applications, too.

Aug 2, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Nigeria’s SEC warns against trading on Binance

The agency insists that the platform doesn’t have a license to work in the country and that its operation is illegal.

Aug 1, 2023cointelegraph