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Iran to Start Testing a Digital Rial This Week

The country's central bank published a draft document outlining goals and opportunities for a digital currency in August.

Iran's central bank is ready to test a digital rial (Peter Polic/EyeEm/Getty Images)

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Begin CBDC Trials in Q4: Report

The city's de facto central bank will look at use cases and design issues related to a digital currency.

Hong Kong (Shutterstock)

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China to Extend CBDC Trial to Most Populous Province, Guangdong, Three Others: Report

The People's Bank of China plans to extend the trial of its e-CNY digital currency to Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan as well as Guangdong.

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ECB Picks Amazon, Nexi, 3 More to Prototype Digital Euro Apps

The European Central Bank plans to test how well the technology underlying a digital euro integrates with user interfaces developed by companies.

En un principio, el euro digital se utilizará solo para pagos personales. (Koron/Getty Images)

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Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say

A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency

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US Treasury to Recommend Issuing Digital Dollar if in National Interest: Source

The Treasury Department, in what may be its most important recommendation spurred by President Joe Biden’s executive order on crypto, will suggest how to move forward on a CBDC.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury hasn't yet held any cross-agency meetings to discuss the fallout of UST's struggles. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Digital Euro to Focus on Personal Use, Not Web3, EU Officials Say

The central bank digital currency could fail if it doesn't offer something more than what cash and credit cards do, industry representatives remarked.

En un principio, el euro digital se utilizará solo para pagos personales. (Koron/Getty Images)

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Australian CBDC Research Project Could Provide Crypto Clarity, Legal Expert Says

Michael Bacina, partner at law firm Piper Alderman, joined CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" to discuss why the country is the prime location to test asset digitization.

Michael Bacina (Piper Alderman)

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New Global CBDC Platform Could Cut Payment Costs, IMF Says

The International Monetary Fund remains skeptical about a private system, but is pushing for new ideas on state-backed digital currencies.

Autoridades del FMI quieren facilitar pagos transfronterizos a través de CBDCs. (William Potter/Getty Images)