On October 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and claimed CBDCs are “the newest
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Georgia to Pilot Digital Currency in Retail Commerce Next Year
The central bank of Georgia is advancing its digital currency project. The monetary authority is preparing to launch the CBDC as early as next year
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Nigerians Optimistic CBDC Will Improve Payments and Help Promote Cryptocurrencies
Nigerians are hopeful the planned central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as the e-naira, is going to enhance cross-border payments and make it “easier
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Laos partners with Soramitsu on CBDC research as regulated crypto mining begins
Soramitsu, the firm that helped build Cambodia’s Bakong digital payments system, will work with the Laos government to research what a Laotian CBDC might look
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Billionaire Ken Griffin slams crypto as ‘jihadist call’ against the greenback
Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin signaled out crypto as a threat to the US dollar, and stated that “I wish all this passion and energy
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IMF managing director: 110 countries are ‘at some stage’ of CBDC development
Kristalina Georgieva said that stablecoins “fill the digital gap in privately issued money,” but labeled Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as assets rather than a form
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