Bank of Korea completes first phase of digital currency pilot

by Cointelegraph By Prashant Jha | Jan 24, 2022 | CBDC, Central Bank, South Korea

The second phase of the CBDC mock testing is expected to complete by June this...

Vibe killers: Here are the countries that moved to outlaw crypto in the past year

by Cointelegraph By David Attlee | Jan 23, 2022 | Bitcoin Regulation, Bolivia, CBDC, Central Bank, china, Cryptocurrencies, Law, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey

From Bolivia to China, governments sought to restrict crypto-related activity for various reasons and with different...

Decentralized and traditional finance tried to destroy each other but failed

by Cointelegraph By Alex Axelrodn | Jan 23, 2022 | CBDC, Central Bank, Cryptocurrencies, Technology

Crypto to prevail over the traditional financial system, instead, competing industries started to adopt each other's technologies and...

Fed issues discussion paper on benefits and risks of a digital dollar

by Cointelegraph By Turner Wrightn | Jan 20, 2022 | CBDC, Digital Dollar, Federal Reserve, Regulation, United States

"The Federal Reserve would only pursue a CBDC in the context of broad public and cross-governmental support," said the recently published...

BIS general manager: Central banks generate trust, not big techs or “anonymous ledgers”

by Cointelegraph By Kirill Bryanov | Jan 19, 2022 | BIS, Bitcoin Regulation, CBDC, Central Bank, Cryptocurrencies, Decentralization, Finance, Future of Money, Stablecoin

According to the boss of the international institution owned by central banks, it is central banks that are best positioned to shape the future of...

Iran to reportedly pilot central bank digital currency soon

by Cointelegraph By Prashant Jha | Jan 19, 2022 | CBDC, Iran, Mining

The Central Bank of Iran hinted at a possible CBDC pilot soon without elaborating on the time frame of the...