CBDCs
Coinbase’s ‘Base’ rekindles suspicions over Ethereum’s network neutrality
Chris Blec argued that Coinbase's newly announced product Base is a WEF play for CBDCs and a cashless society.
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Rep. Tom Emmer introduces anti-CBDC bill
The bill aims to protect user privacy and has gained support from Republican lawmakers.
Banking
BIS chief says past events ‘cast doubt’ on stablecoins’ ability to function as money
The bank chief believes tokenized deposits and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can make the financial industry more efficient.
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Japan to launch CBDC pilot program for issuance of digital Yen
The pilot program aims to test the technical feasibility not fully covered by the PoCs and onboard the private sector.
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Nigeria’s CBDC program called ‘a very dark experiment’
The Nigerian central bank had doubled down on cash restrictions, triggering chaos in the country.
CBDCs
Bitget partners with Capitual to participate in Brazil CBDC project
Bitget aims to participate in Brazil's and Argentina's CBDC projects, while enhancing its reach to government-level projects in the region
CBDCs
Britcoin CBDC touted as replacement to cash by Bank of England
‘Britcoin’ wallets will face an initial cap of between £10-20k.
CBDCs
Gazprombank warns of losses stemming from launch of Russian CBDC
Gazprombank is one of 15 banks participating in a pilot test of a Russian CBDC and believes that launching a digital ruble will inevitably lead to losses for banks.
Stablecoins
BIS set to launch stablecoin monitoring system ‘Project Pyxtrial’
Project Pyxtrial will help avoid asset-liquidity mismatch by enabling the systematic monitoring of stablecoin balance sheets.
