Jamaica’s government said it will deposit 2500 Jamaican dollars ($16) to the first 100,000 citizens to use the country’s new digital currency wallets, in a bid to boost the use of its recently unveiled central bank digital currency...
The US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that actively calls for policies on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and urgent action in researching and developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the US. The...
Major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE), fell up to 12 per cent on Tuesday, while the global crypto market cap crashed by 5.97 per cent at 8.31 am, as per Coinmarketcap...
US-based financial services company, Visa has announced a partnership with blockchain technology company ConsenSys to develop a module designed to help central banks and financial institutions build user-friendly services on top of central bank digital currency (CBDC) networks,...
The latest update in Mexico’s Digital Currency project saw a tweet from government’s official account confirming that the Mexican Central Bank will begin the circulation of CBDCs by 2024. Twitter handle representing the Presidency of the Mexican government also...
The Central Bank of Thailand announced there will be a delay in its testing of the retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). According to a report in Reuters, the central bank will now start the retail CBDC pilot...
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As Bitcoin surges have become a routine in the bull season, Nigeria has also become more alert of its CBDC promotions or lack of it. Given the Central Bank of Nigeria’s continued stance on its Bitcoin ban, the...
Ripple, the digital remittance technology provider today announced its partnership with the non-profit Digital Pound Foundation. The foundation is working towards the development and implementation of a Digita Pound in the UK. Ripple would join as the founding...
Georgia’s apex bank, the National Bank of Georgia is set to launch its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trial via a pilot program in 2022. According to the Vice-President of the Central Bank Papuna Lezhava, the pilot test...
