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DLT Not Efficient Enough to Power CBDCs: BOE’s Cunliffe

The Bank of England is experimenting with tokenizing assets for real estate sales as well as developing a digital pound, lawmakers were told.

The Bank of England's Jon Cunliffe (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)

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Nigeria's Digital Currency eNaira Faces Setback Despite Cash Shortages

Nigeria is struggling with severe cash shortages, with riots erupting across the country just days before a presidential election. Still, people are not turning to the national digital currency, the eNaira, which promised to improve retail payments. "The Hash" panel discusses the case for crypto adoption and CBDCs in Nigeria amid economic uncertainty in the country. 

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Why Nigerians Aren't Turning to the eNaira Despite Crippling Cash Shortages

A lack of infrastructure, merchants and interest may all be reasons why more people in the country aren't using the digital currency.

A shortage of cash in Nigeria has prompted more Nigerians to use the country's digital currency. (TVC News)

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2022 Events Cast 'Serious Doubts' on Stablecoins as Money: BIS Chief

Agustin Carstens, who has previously criticized stablecoins, said they do not benefit from the regulatory requirements and protections that apply to bank deposits.

Agustin Carstens, general manager at the BIS. (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)

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Nigeria's Central Bank in Talks With Blockchain Platform R3 for CBDC Revamp: Bloomberg

The central bank wants full control of the eNaira, and is in early talks with blockchain platform R3 to develop a new system to support the digital currency, according to the report.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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Bank of Russia to Pilot CBDC in April

Digital ruble payments will be launched for retail purchases and peer-to-peer transactions, a central bank official said.

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Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen in April

The move comes after more than two years of proof-of-concept experiments by the BoJ.

Anchorage Digital is supporting a Japanese yen stablecoin (Shutterstock)

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UAE Plans to Issue a CBDC to Promote Digital Payments

The deployment of a digital dirham is one of nine key initiatives of the UAE's new Financial Infrastructure Transformation Program.

UAE's central bank is planning to issue a central bank digital currency. (Saj Shafique/Unsplash)

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Federal Reserve Governor Reinforces US Regulators’ Preference for Keeping Crypto Apart From Banks

Christopher Waller noted that the separation has kept the U.S. financial system out of crypto’s drama, and he’s hopeful the sector can work out its recent issues.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)