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Bank of Canada just says no to retail CBDC in reshuffling of priorities

DIGIT — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:55:22 +0000

Regulating and speeding up payments without a CBDC are more important to the Canadian central bank.

BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:30:43 +0000

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed to test “the technical feasibility of conducting cross-border – cross-currency transactions between different [distrubuted ledger technology]-based CBDC […]

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Bank of Thailand Needs More Time to Complete and Launch Retail Digital Currency

DIGIT — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:30:19 +0000

The central bank of Thailand is not going to rush with the launch of its digital currency as it’s not yet sure about the benefits it would bring. According to the head of the monetary authority, the development of the state-issued coin may take several years. Thailand’s Central Bank Wants to Better Understand Risks of […]

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More than three-quarters of central banks considering a CBDC: research

DIGIT — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:04:43 +0000

The report by PwC shows that 80% of central banks are considering or have already launched a CBDC.

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