Central Bank Digital Currencies

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority to launch a study into digital currency feasibility. Survey finds Australian millennials favor investing in crypto over real estate and holding bank accounts. UNICEF Innovation Fund picks seven blockchain startups for funding.

9 giu 2021

CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De on what to expect from the upcoming house financial services committee hearings this month.

7 giu 2021

Ballet CEO and former BTCC founder Bobby Lee discusses the state of crypto affairs in China and responds to the country’s newly issued three-child policy in an effort to maintain economic growth. Plus, his thoughts on Mt. Got victims beginning voting on reimbursement proposals and on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

2 giu 2021

Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Senior Fellow and former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad discusses his thesis that the popular stablecoin tether could face a disruption comparable to the Reserve Primary Fund "breaking the buck" in 2008. He also comments on CBDCs and the digital dollar he expects will be developed.

2 giu 2021

During a 1:1 session at Consensus 2021, PayPal's VP & GM, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, believes central banks know what they are doing on the technology side but doesn't think they have an appetite to own the technology stack and handle millions of consumer accounts.

26 mag 2021

During Consensus 2021, Greg Medcraft, director of directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at OECD – OCDE, and Harvesh Seegolam, governor of the Bank of Mauritius discuss the role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the future of banking.

26 mag 2021

A new report commissioned by Crypto.com suggested COVID-19 and the increased awareness of CBDCs is driving global trust in digital currencies. Eric Anziani, COO of Crypto.com, discusses the report’s findings and how the crypto industry can continue to drive education and mainstream adoption of blockchain technologies.

26 mag 2021

Central banks around the world are launching CBDCs, but Brian Brooks, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency and CEO of Binance.US, says it’s unlikely the U.S. will actually make its own CBDC. “It’s clearly the Chinese way. I don’t think we’re going to see that in this country,” Brooks said.

26 mag 2021

The U.K.’s central bank is reportedly considering launching a digital currency, called “Britcoin,” to maintain citizens’ confidence in the availability of public money. “The Hash” panel debates the utility of CBDCs and the privacy implications of central bank digital currencies.

14 mag 2021

The Asian crypto industry reacts to the US Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service money laundering probe into Binance. In South Korea, the nation’s largest internet company plans to join Bank of Korea’s CBDC ventures. Over in Singapore, Southeast Asia’s largest lender DBS Bank expands its crypto services for its private bank clients by launching a crypto trust solution. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

14 mag 2021