CBDC


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India's Central Bank Crystalizes CBDC Vision in Concept Note

"Currently, we are at the forefront of a watershed movement in the evolution of currency that will decisively change the very nature of money and its functions," said the RBI.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

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Atlantic Council Director Sees 'Splintering' Financial System if US Falls Behind on CBDCs

Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council, joined “First Mover” to discuss how a U.S. CBDC could be a trendsetter for the rest of the world, once it gets beyond the research stage.

Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council (atlanticcouncil.org)

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Financial Messaging System SWIFT Says It Has Proved It Can Lead Global CBDC Framework

SWIFT, a key part of the conventional financial system that helps make cross-border payments between banks, has presented a framework for a global central bank digital currency (CBDC) system, claiming to have solved the challenge of interoperability between different networks. “The Hash” hosts discuss what this means for the future of digital payments.

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Republican Lawmakers Who Oppose a Fed-Issued CBDC Ask for Justice Department's Assessment

The report came in response to President Biden's executive order on crypto.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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SWIFT Says It's Proved It Can Be the Way Forward for Global CBDCs

The financial messaging system said it has carried out transactions between different blockchain networks using both central bank digital currencies and fiat currencies.

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EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project

Lawmakers from different parties cited worries over data privacy and taxation.

Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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Peer-to-Peer Validation for Digital Euro Might Not Be Feasible, ECB Says

The central bank will soon start developing a rulebook for its CBDC initiative.

The European Central Bank is revealing more details of its plans for a digital euro. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images)

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Central Banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden Team Up to Explore Retail CBDC

Results of the project, run by the Bank for International Settlements, are expected in the first quarter of 2023.

Central banks in Israel, Norway and Sweden are testing CBDCs for international retail payments. (Matthias Kulka/Getty Images)

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ECB Official Defends Amazon’s Role in Testing a Digital Euro

Being independent in payments shouldn’t mean protectionism, central banker Jürgen Schaaf said.

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Digital Euro Could be More Popular Beyond EU's Borders: Lagarde

Authorities in the EU, U.S. and other jurisdictions need to compare notes on central bank digital currencies to regulate them better, according to the ECB chief.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)