The Chinese government is giving away 15 million yuan in central bank digital currency (CBDC) to 130,000 residents of Shenzhen this Friday. The digital yuan
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Tanzania Officials Want Global Clarity on CBDCs and Crypto Assets
Officials from Tanzania’s financial sector have called for a clearer global consensus on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and crypto-assets. The officials agreed that more
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India’s Digital Currency to Take ‘Very Calibrated, Graduated’ Approach, Says RBI Deputy Governor
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar has outlined the implications of India issuing a central bank digital currency, the digital rupee.
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China’s Central Bank Adds More Digital Yuan Pilot Cities
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has added more cities to test its digital currency. According to the latest official data, the digital
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More than three-quarters of central banks considering a CBDC: research
The report by PwC shows that 80% of central banks are considering or have already launched a CBDC.
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‘No Plan to Issue CBDC’ — Bank of Japan Governor
Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), has said the bank is currently not planning to launch a digital currency. The remarks
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