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“# Turkish central bank taps local tech firms for digital currency R&D ” The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has made a major step forward with a research and development project that could see the Turkish lira go digital. On Sept. 15, CBRT announced the signing of memoranda of understanding with three…
“# CBDCs could lead to ‘deeply negative interest rates’: Wall Street Journal ” According to the Wall Street Journal, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could actually negatively impact interest rates by giving policymakers an additional tool. A Sept. 8 article authored by senior columnist James Mackintosh argued that the difference between a CBDC and cash…
“# Here’s why Algorand (ALGO) price just rallied to a new multi-year high ” Real-world adoption is what really matters when it comes to being a successful blockchain project and one project that benefited from a recent uptick in adoption is Algorand (ALGO), a pure proof-of-stake protocol aiming to become the go-to base layer for…
“# As Bitcoin debuts in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala study CBDCs ” Two Central American countries, Honduras and Guatemala, are taking a cue from their common neighbor’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), but they are taking a very different road. Instead of embracing an existing cryptocurrency as a legal tender, like what El Salvador did,…
“# Roxe hires ex-IMF economist to lead Bitcoin-backed CBDC project ” Global payment network Roxe has recruited a seasoned economist from the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, to help lead its central bank digital currency project backed by Bitcoin’s (BTC) hashrate. Andreas Jobst, whose career spans the IMF, World Bank and Bermuda Monetary Authority, has…
“# Project Giant: Nigeria’s CBDC set for pilot rollout on Independence Day ” After four years of development, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to roll out its digital currency project. The launch will reportedly happen on the occasion of the country’s 61st Independence Day celebration on Oct. 1. Nigeria’s central bank digital…
“# Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa launch joint CBDC pilot ” The central banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa have announced a joint initiative to trial international settlements using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The initiative, dubbed Project Dunbar, will prototype shared platforms enabling direct transfers between institutions using digital currencies issued…
“# Singapore central bank shortlists 15 companies to develop retail CBDC ” The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has shortlisted 15 “Global CBDC Challenge” participants to help build an in-house retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). An announcement shared by the MAS shows that the finalists include six companies from Singapore, four from the United…
“# Nigeria’s central bank issues draft guidelines on eNaira CBDC project ” The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued preliminary guidelines for its proposed eNaira digital currency. In a sensitization document sent to commercial banks in the country, the CBN outlined several design features of the central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to the…
“# India CBDC pilot may commence in December, says RBI governor ” The Reserve Bank of India could commence preliminary central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials before the end of the year. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that the central bank was “being extremely careful” in its handling of a…