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Reserve Bank of Australia Will Explore Wholesale CBDC with ConsenSys Ethereum POC

Reserve Bank of Australia Will Explore Wholesale CBDC with ConsenSys Ethereum POC

The Reserve Bank of Australia has partnered with leading Australian banks and ConsenSys Software to explore wholesale CBDCs and distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Facebook and Calibra Head David Marcus: What Problems Would Wholesale CBDCs Even Solve?

Facebook and Calibra Head David Marcus: What Problems Would Wholesale CBDCs Even Solve?

During a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum which included the topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), David Marcus, Head of Calibra, highlighted that digital currencies are the key to innovate cross-border payments and solve the issues of the unbanked—regardless of if that digital currency is Libra or not.

UAE's Central Bank Completes Wholesale CBDC Pilot Program

UAE's Central Bank Completes Wholesale CBDC Pilot Program

UAE's Central Bank has completed running its wholesale CBDC trials, readying for the next development phase.

What is CBDC?

What is CBDC?

CBDC stands for Central Bank Digital Currency, and represents the digital form of a nation’s fiat money (currency backed by trust or faith in the regulating government).

Consensys Report: CBDC are Risk-Free Compared to Facebook Libra

Consensys Report: CBDC are Risk-Free Compared to Facebook Libra

In a recent white paper entitled Central Banks and the Future of Digital Money—Consensys offers an insightful and practical overview of the potential and risks of CBDC. The research paper also offers an example of how the Ethereum blockchain can be leveraged to design and build a CBDC and takes a deep dive into what the practical implementation of a CBDC would require.

Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Develops Criteria for Wholesale Digital Tokens

Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Develops Criteria for Wholesale Digital Tokens

A new report reveals that the CPMI will list out a criterion for the design of wholesale digital tokens in terms of their usage in whole transactions.

Reserve Bank of Australia Meeting Finds No Strong Case for CBDC or e-AUD

Reserve Bank of Australia Meeting Finds No Strong Case for CBDC or e-AUD

The Reserve Bank of Australia has found no strong public policy-case to issue a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Dr. Alicia Garcia-Herrero's Take on China’s CBDC and Facebook’s Libra

Dr. Alicia Garcia-Herrero's Take on China’s CBDC and Facebook’s Libra

In Part 2 of the interview, Garcia-Herrero explained the disruption of China’s CBDC – digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) on China’s monetary system. She also commented on the basket of currencies that Facebook’s Libra supports and Libra’s potential threat to monetary sovereignty.

Hong Kong to “Seize the Opportunities” of China’s Digital Yuan CBDC Development

Hong Kong to “Seize the Opportunities” of China’s Digital Yuan CBDC Development

The Hong Kong government is considering collaborating with the mainland Chinese authorities on the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project.

Stablecoins Will See Bigger Adoption than CBDCs, says Circle Founder

Stablecoins Will See Bigger Adoption than CBDCs, says Circle Founder

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) across global economies appear to be inevitable, as central banks have been issuing their own pilot tests of CBDC.

Hong Kong’s Central Bank and Bank of Thailand Announce Results of Blockchain-Based CBDC Study

Hong Kong’s Central Bank and Bank of Thailand Announce Results of Blockchain-Based CBDC Study

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand published the results in a research report of the Project Inthanon-LionRock, by the two central banks on the application of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on cross-border payments. In May 2019, the two authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fintech collaboration, as Thailand is one of Hong Kong’s top 10 principal trading partners.

Bank of France Tests Out Potential Central Bank Digital Currency by Launching Experiment Program

Bank of France Tests Out Potential Central Bank Digital Currency by Launching Experiment Program

The Bank of France (Banque de France) is launching a program of experiments testing out a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) aimed for interbank settlements. Potential participants are being invited to submit their applications, as the Bank of France is calling for applications to experiment with the use of a digital euro.

COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Crisis is Pushing CBDC Adoption, says Bank of Russia

COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Crisis is Pushing CBDC Adoption, says Bank of Russia

Financial regulators are keeping a keen eye on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) because they see them as silver linings.

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