USDC set to land on Stellar in 2021

Stellar joins the ranks of Ethereum and Algorand. The Centre consortium announced on Thursday that USD Coin (USDC) will soon be available on the Stellar blockchain. This marks the first time that a major stablecoin will be made available on the platform, joining the ranks of Anchor USD, WhiteStandard and some others. USDC is currently […]

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‘No single digital currency will dominate the world’ Bank of Japan now says

Japan’s policymakers appear disconcerted by the advancement in China’s CBDC iniative. There appears to be a disagreement within the top echelons of Japan’s government on the threat that China’s CBDC poses to the nation. Just last week, Kenji Okamura, vice-finance minister for Japan’s international affairs voiced concerns over its neighbor’s efforts in the space, stating […]

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The Bahamas central bank wants to make its digital ‘Sand Dollar’ global

The Bahamas’ digital currency is currently used domestically. The Central Bank of The Bahamas, or CBOB, is planning to make its central bank digital currency project interoperable on an international level. Bobby Chen, the CBOB’s assistant manager of electronic solutions, claimed that The Bahamas’ digital currency — dubbed the “Sand Dollar” — should eventually be […]

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The Bahamas central bank wants to make its digital ‘Sand Dollar’ global

The Bahamas’ digital currency is currently used domestically. The Central Bank of The Bahamas, or CBOB, is planning to make its central bank digital currency project interoperable on an international level. Bobby Chen, the CBOB’s assistant manager of electronic solutions, claimed that The Bahamas’ digital currency — dubbed the “Sand Dollar” — should eventually be […]

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Libra picks former HSBC brass as CFO

The G7’s recent rejection of Libra doesn’t seem to have slowed them down. The Libra Association, which oversees the as-yet unreleased Libra cryptocurrency, has chosen a chief financial officer and chief risk officer for the project.  Ian Jenkins, who touts experience from HSBC, Santander, and Credit Suisse, will supervise the Libra Network’s finances and risk […]

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