BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model 3 min read Agustin Carstens BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored...Read More
Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024 3 min read banks Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024 admin January 8, 2023 The Mexican central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, is unlikely to be ready by 2024,...Read More
‘I Wanted to Punch Kanye’ — Free Speech Waffler Elon Musk’s Nonsensical Take on Bitcoin, CBDCs, and Censorship 11 min read alex jones ‘I Wanted to Punch Kanye’ — Free Speech Waffler Elon Musk’s Nonsensical Take on Bitcoin, CBDCs, and Censorship admin December 5, 2022 “Vox Populi, Vox Dei, man.” So says self-proclaimed Chief Twit Elon Musk from a private jet flying...Read More
Binance CEO Sees No Threat to Crypto From Central Bank Digital Currencies — Says CBDCs Will Validate Blockchain Concept 3 min read Binance Binance CEO Sees No Threat to Crypto From Central Bank Digital Currencies — Says CBDCs Will Validate Blockchain Concept admin November 4, 2022 The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance does not see central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as a threat...Read More
Eswatini Central Bank Partners With German Firm to Explore CBDC 3 min read Africa Eswatini Central Bank Partners With German Firm to Explore CBDC admin October 19, 2022 Eswatini recently became the latest African country to jump on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) bandwagon...Read More
Ghanaian Central Bank Allays Fears That a CBDC Will Disrupt Mobile Money Operations 3 min read Bank of Ghana Ghanaian Central Bank Allays Fears That a CBDC Will Disrupt Mobile Money Operations admin September 4, 2022 The Bank of Ghana has said the expected implementation of the central bank digital currency will not...Read More
Nigerian Central Bank Slashes CBDC Transaction Fees by 50% 2 min read Africa Nigerian Central Bank Slashes CBDC Transaction Fees by 50% admin August 30, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is slashing transaction fees for the e-naira platform by...Read More
CBDC Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ of Cross-Border Payments, ECB Says, Sees Bitcoin as Less Credible 3 min read assessment CBDC Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ of Cross-Border Payments, ECB Says, Sees Bitcoin as Less Credible admin August 4, 2022 Several solutions can potentially improve cross-border payments significantly and central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be the...Read More
Report: IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks 3 min read CBDC Report: IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks admin July 29, 2022 The global lending institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Kenyan central bank that its...Read More
Report: Taiwan’s Central Bank May Need 2 Years to Complete Work on CBDC 2 min read central bank digital currency Report: Taiwan’s Central Bank May Need 2 Years to Complete Work on CBDC admin June 30, 2022 Taiwan’s central bank is yet to conclude work on its central bank digital currency (CBDC) and according...Read More
CBDC Ensures Nigeria Remains Competitive in Increasingly Digital World — Central Bank Governor 3 min read Blockchain CBDC Ensures Nigeria Remains Competitive in Increasingly Digital World — Central Bank Governor admin June 26, 2022 The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted the recently introduced e-naira digital currency...Read More
Report: Tanzania Closer to Launching a CBDC 2 min read Africa Report: Tanzania Closer to Launching a CBDC admin May 12, 2022 Tanzania is getting closer to launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) which gives the country’s residents...Read More