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EU finalizes Data Act with a kill switch for smart contracts: Law Decoded, June 27–July 3

European Union lawmakers have agreed to move ahead with the controversial European Data Act, which has previously drawn criticism from the crypto community.

Jul 3, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
CBDCs aren’t about solving today’s problems — Australia’s CBDC lead

Dilip Rao, a former Ripple executive who’s now leading Australia’s CBDC pilot, has been examining 14 possible use cases of central bank digital currencies.

Jun 30, 2023cointelegraph
EC proposes legal tender status for digital euro

Legislation envisages digital wallet available on- and offline, while safeguarding cash

Jun 28, 2023centralbankingDigital Euro
BIS, 3 central banks look at DeFi technology for wCBDC FX in interim project report

Project Mariana uses an automated market maker to reduce settlement risk and to create a liquidity pool in place of order books.

Jun 28, 2023cointelegraphProject Mariana
Digital pound will be pseudonymous with a focus on privacy: BoE CBDC chief

The underpinning technology for the U.K.’s CBDC could use an alternative to blockchain technology.

Jun 27, 2023cointelegraphDigital Pound
SNB to test wholesale CBDC in real-world pilot

Tokenised assets will be settled on the SIX Digital Exchange

Jun 27, 2023centralbanking
Swiss central bank announces plans for wholesale CBDC pilot with ‘real money’: Report

Thomas Jordan, head of the Swiss National Bank, announced the project at a conference in Zurich; the central bank still feels “prudent” about a retail CBDC, though.

Jun 26, 2023cointelegraphHelvetia
How could the Chinese economic crisis impact Bitcoin and crypto?

Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how China’s economic weakness and Turkey’s interest rate hikes could impact the cryptocurrency market.

Jun 26, 2023cointelegraph
Issuing digital euro, or ‘Cash+,’ is probably a duty, French central banker says

François Villeroy de Galhau tried to soft sell the proposed euro CBDC to commercial bankers, emphasizing collaboration and the CBDC’s advantages.

Jun 22, 2023cointelegraphDigital Euro
Ripple gets in-principle nod for digital asset services in Singapore

Ripple says the “in principle” approval will help scale its “On-Demand Liquidity,” the service it uses to source XRP liquidity to customers.

Jun 22, 2023cointelegraph
Jorgovanka Tabaković: Creating additional value with the most modern service at lower costs

Speech by Dr Jorgovanka Tabaković, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, at Finticipate vol. 2 - SEE Fintech Forum, Belgrade, 15 June 2023.

Jun 22, 2023bis
BIS releases unified-ledger proposal for cross-border, tokenized asset transactions

Like the IMF’s single-ledger proposal released a day earlier, BIS’ unified ledger uses familiar concepts, such as tokenization, without the blockchain.

Jun 20, 2023cointelegraph
IMF’s Adrian draws ‘blueprint’ for international CBDC platform

Model would use common token, exchangeable with central bank reserves

Jun 20, 2023centralbanking