# Japanese megabanks join consortium launching yen-based digital currency

# Japanese megabanks join consortium launching yen-based digital currency

“# Japanese megabanks join consortium launching yen-based digital currency ” A consortium of roughly 70 Japanese companies, including the country’s biggest financial institutions, have joined forces to trial and launch a new yen-based digital currency in fiscal 2022, sending a strong signal that the private sector was embracing blockchain-based payment systems.  The new digital currency,…

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# Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?

# Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?

“# Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now? ” The rapid growth of mainstream attention toward cryptocurrencies has forced the hands of numerous governments to create their digital alternatives. Over the past few years, interest from various jurisdictions has been pointed towards central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — digital versions of government-issued fiat. Given…

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# China and Japan go full steam ahead with CBDC pilots

# China and Japan go full steam ahead with CBDC pilots

“# China and Japan go full steam ahead with CBDC pilots ” China and Japan are pushing forward with their respective pilots for central bank-issued digital currencies, or CBDCs. On March 26, Bank of Japan announced it had established the Liaison and Coordination Committee on Central Bank Digital Currency to convene with both the private…

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