Tag Archives: CBDC

The central banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Africa will reportedly launch a trial program to test cross-border payments employing different CBDCs. Their mission: to determine whether the move would enable more accessible transactions. The Multinational Partnership Central bank digital currencies appear to be an attractive financial instrument for numerous countries across the globe since many are exploring them as a financial instrument. While governments...

According to recent research, every third British citizen fears that a potential digital pound could bring more harm than benefits to the UK economic system. In contrast, 24% believe the so-called Britcoin would turn to be a successful financial instrument. Britcoin Brings More Suspicion Than Excitement The US journalism company Politico surveyed 2,500 British adults to determine their opinion on issuing a digital version of the local pound currency. The majority of the...

Shaktikanta Das – the governor of the Reserve Bank of India – said the financial institution could launch its first trial programs for a digital rupee by December this year. The initiative would determine the security of the Indian CBDC and its impact on the local economic network. India’s Approach to a CBDC In a recent interview for CNBC, Shaktikanta Das revealed the Reserve Bank of India’s plans to begin trials for a central bank digital currency before the end of this...

Digitale Währungen der Zentralbanken: Hier kommt die Weltkarte. (Link zur interaktiven Karte weiter unten im Blogartikel) Die grossen Notenbanken der Welt haben eigene Pläne für digitale Währungen, denn der Bitcoin ist vielen Regierungen ein Dorn im Auge. So hat China bereits einige Rechenzentren im Land abschalten lassen. Viele Länder sorgen sich um die Stabilität und Sicherheit der Finanzmärkte, wenn alles am Staat vorbeiläuft. Zunehmend...

Gabriel Makhlouf – the Central Bank of Ireland Governor – believes cryptocurrencies could negatively impact the European financial stability. He also stated that the Eurozone is very close to launching its own CBDC, indicating that “it’s not a question of if but rather how and when.” Are Digital Assets a Threat to The EU? In a recent blog post, CBI’s Governor Gabriel Makhlouf spoke rather contradictory about virtual currencies and their function. The top banker warned that...

As cryptocurrency adoption enters a mainstream stage, traditional financial services platforms are trying to adapt to the changing financial ecosystem. To maintain their importance in this industry, payment processors like Mastercard and Visa intend to use their large client base and international reach to attract both government and private entities when they are testing their CBDC or stablecoin projects. During an earnings call yesterday, Mastercard’s CEO, Michael Miebach,...

The Vice President of Ghana – Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia – opined that embracing cryptocurrencies would be beneficial for the trade sector on the African continent. He believes that digitization is the tool that will help the economies to revive again after the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital Currencies Can Improve Trade During the Fifth Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference in the capital Acra, the nation’s Vice President argued that African...

After four years of research, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will finally roll out a pilot program for its own digital currency on October 1st, 2021. The CBDC project, named “GIANT,” will run on the modular blockchain framework Hyperledger Fabric. Nigeria Does Not Want to Fall Behind During a recent webinar, the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed that it had set a clear date for launching a pilot for its CBDC – October 1st. The information technology director of the CBN –...

The Japanese government intends to put stablecoins under strict regulation as some authorities consider them a threat to the country’s financial stability. At the same time, the Bank of Japan aims to issue a digital yen that it sees as a safer alternative to private virtual currencies. Japan’s Next Crypto Move According to Reuters, three Japanese officials revealed that the country is looking to increase its efforts to regulate digital assets. Per the report, some local...

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States, Jerome Powell, said today that the country is working on a publisher’s report on digital currencies. The Fed Chair said that the incoming report would focus on digital payments “broadly.” Per his words, this also includes stablecoins, crypto-assets, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). We’re going to address digital payments broadly. It means stablecoins, it means crypto-assets, it means a CBDC. That whole...