BIS Unveils Ambitious 2024 Roadmap with CBDCs and Tokenization Projects
The BIS Innovation Hub will introduce a blockchain-based tokenization project and move forward with the second phase of its CBDC privacy testing.
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Bank of Spain Advances CBDC Exploration, Announces Key Partnerships for Testing
The Central Bank of Spain has selected its partners for the CBDC experiment one year after releasing an open request for partners.
Central Bank of Nigeria Approves cNGN Stablecoin Trial
Key Takeaways In a significant move, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted its approval for the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) to initiate a trial of the cNGN stablecoin within the regulatory sandbox. The official launch of the stablecoin…
Palau Accelerates CBDC Implementation in Collaboration with Ripple: Unveiling Phase 2 of the PSC Program
The nation's Ministry of Finance formally inaugurated the second phase of the Palau Stablecoin (PSC) initiative.
South Korea Exempted NFTs and CBDCs from Crypto Interest Mandate
Investors in digital assets must get interest when depositing their cash into an exchange by July 2024, according to a notification released by the FSC.
UK House of Commons Advocates Deeper Exploration of CBDC Viability and Risks
The House of Commons Parliamentary Committee has requested that more consultations be conducted to ascertain the advantages of introducing a digital pound.
Standard Chartered Takes Part in China’s e-CNY Pilot Testing
One of the first international banks to test China's digital yuan CBDC, the e-CNY, is the multinational British bank Standard Chartered.
South Korea Pushes Back CBDC Launch to 2024, Calls for 100K in Crucial Testing
Key takeaways: In an ambitious move, the Bank of Korea (BOK) and financial authorities are set to launch a groundbreaking pilot program, inviting 100,000 Koreans to engage with deposit tokens based on the Central Bank digital currency (CBDC) in the…
Singapore’s Monetary Authority to Trial Live CBDC Pilot for Bank Settlements
Key Takeaways In a groundbreaking move, Singapore’s Monetary Authority (MAS) has launched a pilot program for the live issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) based on the Singapore dollar. MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon made the announcement at…
Japan intends to introduce an experimental digital yen CBDC in 2023
The decision to lawfully embrace a digital yen will be made in 2026
