CBDC pilot – DIGIT INFO

Australia marks first FX transaction using a CBDC as eAUD pilot continues

DIGIT — Thu, 18 May 2023 02:00:00 +0000

The Australian digital dollar was used in a trade for a U.S. dollar stablecoin using an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain.

Australian central bank to launch ‘live pilot’ of CBDC in coming months

DIGIT — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:35:01 +0000

The use cases for the CBDC ranged from offline payments to “trusted Web3 commerce” and financial industry participants were invited to undertake a live pilot.

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BIS marks CBDC pilot as ‘successful’ with $22M transacted

DIGIT — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:34:42 +0000

Over $12 million in value was issued in the pilot with commercial and central banks in Hong Kong, Thailand, the UAE and China taking part.

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‘Bank of Jamaica Will Roll Out Digital Jamaican Dollar in 2022,’ Says Prime Minister

DIGIT — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:30:40 +0000

According to an announcement from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness the Bank of Jamaica plans to “roll out” its central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the country’s successful pilot last year. Jamaica’s CBDC Is Due to Launch This Year Jamaica, the island country situated in the Caribbean Sea is planning to launch its CBDC this […]

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Jamaican Central Bank Says It Has ‘Successfully Completed CBDC Pilot’

DIGIT — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:30:39 +0000

The Jamaican central bank successfully completed the pilot testing of its central bank digital currency, a statement from the bank has said. The statement however reveals that only one payment service provider participated in the pilot. Only One Payment Provider Participated in the Pilot The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) recently revealed that it had successfully […]

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Beijing Presses Fast-Food Chain McDonald’s to Support Digital Yuan — China’s CBDC Expected to Launch in February

DIGIT — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:30:34 +0000

According to a recent report, Beijing is pressing the fast-food retail chain McDonald’s to support the digital yuan before the Winter Olympics in China scheduled for February 2022. The report notes that China is also pushing companies like Visa and Nike to join in on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) rollout. Chinese Government Pushes […]

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