Most top performers have reached their resistance levels and may consolidate or correct over the next week. Consumer attitudes are changing towards banknotes and credit cards as reports suggest that the deadly coronavirus can spread by their use. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has, therefore, urged the central banks to consider developing central bank […]
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Amid growing concerns regarding the transmission of COVID-19, the Bank of International Settlements is pushing for digital currencies. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has issued a report arguing in favor of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and digital payments amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bulletin published by the BIS, a 600-member international financial institution representing […]
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Sweden’s central bank wants to join Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong in hosting the BIS innovation hub. The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank that started testing its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) in February, wants to host the digital currency innovation hub by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Officially announcing the news on March […]
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Colombia is one of the key players in the crypto sphere by pace of adoption. What are the reasons behind such popularity? The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in Colombia has been widely discussed, as there is no unanimous consensus over the key reasons that are driving this momentum. The fact is that there are several […]
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Central banks’ growing interest in DLT reveals concerns in the traditional financial sector as the gap between the two narrows Despite the interest shown in decentralized ledger technology by central banks, cryptocurrencies continue to be mistrusted by the traditional financial system. This has been made apparent from comments by Andrew Bailey, the upcoming governor of […]
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After revealing its planned digital currency back in 2018, the Marshall Islands chose blockchain firm Algorand as technology partner for the project. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has selected blockchain firm Algorand as technology partner for its national digital currency. After first revealing its planned digital currency — the Marshallese Sovereign (SOV) — […]
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None of the 17 ongoing global CBDC projects goes beyond the central bank’s jurisdiction, according to BIS research. Cross-border payments do not appear to be a priority as countries all over the world to engage with their own digital currency projects, a new report says. While global governments are competing to become the first country […]
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While banks in emerging markets are moving more rapidly toward issuing CBDCs, other countries appear to be taking a more cautious stance. The recent survey results published by the Bank of International Settlements produced bullish and bearish sentiments with regard to Central Bank Digital Currency adoption. While banks in Emerging Market Economies (EME) are moving […]
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Six major central banks and the Bank for International Settlements jointly created a digital currency research group. The central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Sweden and Switzerland created a group with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to jointly research central bank digital currencies (CBDC). According to a press release published […]
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We asked prominent crypto and blockchain actors how they would summarize the year 2019 for the industry. Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I think the year of 2019 was a year of big hopes for wider adoption and some disappointments. The Libra debacle was one of the big events that, in my view, influenced the […]
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