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Digital Yuan CBDC Momentum Grows as More Chinese Firms Get to Testing

As the development of the digital yuan project progresses, the number of China’s largest companies testing the national cryptocurrency is rapidly growing.

Jul 19, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Bank of Thailand Tests its Central Bank Digital Currency with Large Businesses Before Official Debut

The Bank of Thailand (BoT), Thai’s central bank, is already utilizing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial transactions with various big businesses. This development ushers in the

Jul 17, 2020blockchainnewsThailand CBDC
Cypherium CEO Predicts CBDC Cross-Border Payments ‘Soon’

Cypherium’s founder predicts that adoption of CBDCs for cross border payments will happen sooner than expected.

Jul 16, 2020cointelegraph
Bank of England to Join CBDC Race

According to Bloomberg, the UK’s central bank, the Bank of England (BoE) is seriously considering a central bank digital currency. At this point, the bank remains undecided on whether it should create and launch a digital pound due to concerns of the large scale of its impacts on the UK economy.

Jul 16, 2020supercryptonewsDigital Pound
Singapore’s National Payments System Can Guide Global Crypto Adoption

Blockchain payments project Ubin can lay the financial blueprint for countries looking to explore crypto tech in a fully regulated manner.

Jul 16, 2020cointelegraphProject Ubin+
Bank of Thailand Progresses With Digital Baht Tests Before Public Launch

The Bank of Thailand is looking to test the digital baht with Hong Kong’s central bank after piloting the CBDC with large businesses.

Jul 16, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
The evolving role of central bank money in payments

The multiple-issuer/one-currency paradigm is set to remain in a CBDC world

Jul 15, 2020centralbanking
China to Test Digital Yuan on Food Delivery Platform With 435 Million Users

China’s central bank may test digital yuan on Meituan Dianping’s food delivery platform with 435 million users.

Jul 15, 2020cointelegraphe-CNY
Japan Will Include Central Bank Digital Currency in Honebuto Economic Plan

The Japanese Government has continued its acceleration towards a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and is set to include its consideration in its formal economic plan.

Jul 15, 2020blockchainnewsDigital yen
China to Test its CBDC on Tencent-Backed Platform and Other Domestic Firms to Break Dependence on the US

China’s central bank has taken another major step forward toward the digital yuan’s mass adoption with its testing on food delivery giant Meituan Dianping. Backed by Tencent, Meituan has been havin

Jul 15, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY
Japanese Government Set to Include CBDC in Official Economic Plan

The Japanese government is getting serious about a CBDC.

Jul 15, 2020cointelegraphDigital yen
Bank of England is Considering Developing a Central Bank Digital Currency Amid Surge in Crypto Popularity

The Bank of England has confirmed it is considering the development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The confirmation was made by the governor of the bank Andrew Bailey in a webinar ses

Jul 14, 2020blockchainnews
Singapore's Blockchain Payments Platform Ready for Commercial Launch

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is ready to deploy its multi-currency blockchain payments project for commercial use.

Jul 13, 2020cointelegraphProject Ubin+
Britain's Central Bank Contemplates a Digital Pound

The governor of the Bank of England acknowledged that the U.K. is considering the issuance of a CBDC.

Jul 13, 2020cointelegraphDigital Pound
G20 Lays Regulatory Foundation to Accept Digital Payments by November Summit

G20 officials have announced that they will begin the preliminary regulatory groundwork for the group to accept digital payments.

Jul 13, 2020blockchainnewse-CNY