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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have advanced the digital yuan (e-CNY) pilot for payments, aiming to increase e-CNY wallet usage in Hong Kong. Residents can now set up and top up wallets via the Faster Payment System (FPS), marking the first global linkage of a faster payment … Read more
While Hong Kong residents can sign up for a digital yuan (e-CNY) wallet with a phone number, the CBDC is currently restricted to cross-border transactions and cannot be used for person-to-person transfers within Hong Kong. Go to Source
The city of Hong Kong has detailed the advancement of new Web3 and digital yuan initiatives as part of its 2024-2025 budget. In a speech, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated that the city would expedite a Web3 sandbox for stablecoins and expand the digital yuan pilot as part of its digital finance policies. … Read more
The Digital Yuan app now allows tourists to top-up e-CNY wallets with Mastercard & VISA payment with ‘recharge first and use later’ option. Go to Source
While the adoption and use cases of China’s e-CNY are expanding, the digital yuan still only represents 0.16% of China’s monetary supply. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The Coinbase CEO has been hugely critical of the U.S. failure to provide the crypto industry with regulatory clarity and has long argued it will push firms offshore. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the digital currency, which has been included in some limited programs before. Public Employees in … Read more
Russia is launching a new payment system that is “bound by no restrictions” where digital currencies could be used in cross-border payments, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Two parties come to an agreement, make settlement payments, and no other country could step in and freeze such payments,” the top official explained. Digital Currency ‘Bound … Read more
Ted Cruz said it is “more important than ever” to ensure the financial privacy of American citizens is preserved. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
According to the Central Bank of Brazil, the digital real pilot project will use an Ethereum-compatible, permissioned blockchain for the issuance of the tokenized version of the country’s currency. Hyperledger Besu, the open-source platform elected for the tests, will allow the project to run without any licensing costs and to deal with maintenance costs later, … Read more
