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Bank of Japan Testing Digital Yen CBDC

Bank of Japan Testing Digital Yen CBDC

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has just announced that it will begin experimenting with a Digital Yen, its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to test its technical application and feasibility.

Dutch Central Bank Aims to Play Leading Role in Developing CBDC in Europe as Part of Plan to Become Increasingly Digital

Dutch Central Bank Aims to Play Leading Role in Developing CBDC in Europe as Part of Plan to Become Increasingly Digital

The Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank made an announcement in its bulletin, saying that it aims to become the world leader in the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The report highlighted that the topic of CBDC has gained more public exposure in the Netherlands than in “several other euro area countries for several reasons.”

Bank of America Plays Ripple Project Close to Chest

Bank of America Plays Ripple Project Close to Chest

Bank of America (B of A) has been keeping its blockchain contingency plans under wraps for the better half of a decade.

How Far Away is Japan’s CBDC? Bank of Japan Meets with Monetary Authorities on Potential Digital Yen Issuance

How Far Away is Japan’s CBDC? Bank of Japan Meets with Monetary Authorities on Potential Digital Yen Issuance

Japan’s Monetary Authorities Get Serious About CBDC Research and Roll Out

Bank for International Settlements to Issue a PoC CBDC With the Swiss Central Bank Before the End of 2020

Bank for International Settlements to Issue a PoC CBDC With the Swiss Central Bank Before the End of 2020

The Bank for International Settlements is set to issue a CBDC at the Proof of Concept stage in conjunction with the Swiss National Bank before year-end.

Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of CBDC Development

Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of CBDC Development

Bank of Japan’s top economist, Kazushige Kamiyama is now the head of payments and settlements and at the helm of Japan’s exploration of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project.

Bank of Thailand Projected to Go Forward with Central Bank Digital Currency Prototype

Bank of Thailand Projected to Go Forward with Central Bank Digital Currency Prototype

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced its plans for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) prototype to be in effect by 2021. The BOT plans to begin the production of their prototype for a CBDC next month.

NYSE Launches Shares of Pro Crypto Silvergate Bank for Trading

NYSE Launches Shares of Pro Crypto Silvergate Bank for Trading

American Commercial bank Silvergate Capital, a bank focused on digital currencies, is now officially established on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with an opening of $12.75. Parallel to the event was the celebration of its initial public offering (IPO), as per NYSE.

CBDCs Are Bad News to European Banks, says Bank of America Analysts

CBDCs Are Bad News to European Banks, says Bank of America Analysts

Bank of America analysts have made important revelations concerning the launch of CBDCs. They recently disclosed that CBDCs are bad news to European Banks.

Bank of England is for Stablecoin and CBDC, but Says ‘Bitcoin Has No Connection at All to Money’

Bank of England is for Stablecoin and CBDC, but Says ‘Bitcoin Has No Connection at All to Money’

The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, shared his views on Bitcoin and said that the cryptocurrency “had no connection at all to money.”

Bank of France Announces HSBC, Accenture Among the 8 Successful Applicants of the CBDC Experimentation Program

Bank of France Announces HSBC, Accenture Among the 8 Successful Applicants of the CBDC Experimentation Program

Earlier this year, Banque de France, the French central bank launched a program of experiments to test out the potential central bank digital money aimed for interbank settlements. The program of experiments was launched in late March 2020, where the central bank asked participants to submit their applications before May 15, 2020. The French central bank is open to test out new technology, although it did not specify using blockchain.

Canada’s Central Bank Considers Launching a Digital Currency to Combat the “Direct Threat” of Cryptos

Canada’s Central Bank Considers Launching a Digital Currency to Combat the “Direct Threat” of Cryptos

Canada’s Central Bank, the Bank of Canada, is considering launching a digital currency that would enable the collection of how Canadians spend their money.

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