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Japanese lawmakers are pushing for the adoption of the new CBDC system and the development of the digital yen in the next three years in order to counter the failing fiat currency system.Led by the head of the Banking and Finance Systems Research Commission at the JLD party Kozo Yakamoto, Japanese lawmakers are pushing for the country to digitize their systems by adopting CBDC. According to Yakamoto, the country should be in the line of creating a Yen Central Bank Digital Currency in the next...

Lael Brainard’s remarks suggest the Fed’s more openness to digital currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve is studying the feasibility of issuing a digital currency and the risks associated with that.United States Federal Reserve is researching the opportunities that central banks may get issuing their digital currencies. It was revealed by Lael Brainard, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.According to her, the digitalization of payments could be beneficial, but at the...

Japan is seemingly following the footsteps of China to ensure that they are not left out in the race for government-backed cryptocurrencies. The country’s lawmakers will reportedly release drafted proposals tomorrow (Friday) for the creation of their own central bank digital currency (CBDC). Countering China’s Digital YaunJapan initially became interested in issuing a digital currency after China announced plans to leverage the blockchain technology to launch a digital yuan last year. The...

The U.S. Federal Reserve is experimenting with blockchain technology to establish potential use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Fed’s Governor Lael Brainard said this in a recent speech, but she also noted that risks still exist, and they have to be addressed before launching a digital currency.The U.S. Contemplating A CBDCAs reported by Reuters, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard recently mentioned the country’s potential involvement in central bank digital currencies,...

China’s CBDC – digital Renminbi – will be fully centralized, going by a report published by Huatai Securities, a financial services company.Though a date is yet to be announced as to when the digital currency will be officially launched, the recent revelations made about it points towards a release that could be sooner rather than later.How the China’s CBDC is Expected To WorkThe major stakeholder in the currency is China’s Central Bank and under its supervision, the digital Renminbi will be...

A recent report by Baidu has revealed a lot of details surrounding China’s cryptocurrency. According to the document, the country’s central bank will be the institution monitoring the digital currency. However, as expected, the ledger used for its creation won’t provide any kind of anonymity but rather allow the Government to monitor financial transactions closely.Not Bitcoin: China’s Cryptocurrency Paves The Way For Further ControlChina has been talking about issuing its own cryptocurrency...

2020 has so far been an exciting and profitable year for Bitcoin. Since the early days of January, the cryptocurrency has managed to increase its value by almost 40%. This is a spectacular performance for any asset, even more so within traditional markets.BTC/USD January. Source: TradingViewIn the past 24 hours alone, Bitcoin is up more than 3%, looking primed to start testing the resistance line at around $9,400.With so much going on in terms of price action, it’s perhaps interesting to...

Ever since cryptos came into existence a decade ago, a lot has changed in the financial world. Many crypto proponents suggested a while back that digital currencies will soon take over the world. They said that cryptos will eventually render fiat currencies obsolete. However, new studies show that cash is unlikely to disappear ‘anytime soon.’Although there is declining use of cash as a payment method and the cryptos are surging, Deutsche Bank is convinced that money is here to stay. The...

Central banks have been contemplating the idea of creating their own cryptocurrencies for a while now. China has been one of the first countries to express its intentions in this regard. The country’s CCIEE chair even stated that they will be the first to launch its central bank digital currency (CBDC). A former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), however, said that they should slow it down.China Should Slow Down With Its CryptocurrencyTalks of China issuing its central bank...

Bitcoin went through yet another week full of volatility and considerable market movements. The cryptocurrency decreased by a total of about $400 in the past seven days. This happens just before the Chinese New Year, and history revealed that it has historically been a rather bad time for Bitcoin. However, it’s also worth noting that the world’s largest cryptocurrency managed to defend the critical support levels at around $8,200 and $8,300 and bounced back from there. As such, it appears...