CBDCs


Regulación

Pro-Crypto Senator Lummis Says Stablecoins Should Be Audited

A full audit would be more rigorous than the attestations the coins’ two top issuers have produced.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Regulación

Digital Dollar Needs Legislative Support, Fed Chair Says

The issue of CBDCs and financial privacy were featured during Tuesday’s contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Finanzas

Nigeria’s eNaira Website Goes Live Ahead of Scheduled October Rollout

The central bank digital currency will be accompanied by a CBN-sanctioned wallet that a user can link to a bank account.

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Finanzas

Fantom to Work With Orienbank to Help Develop a Possible CBDC for Tajikistan

The Fantom Foundation will work with OJSC Orienbank on a possible CBDC for use in the central Asian country.

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Regulación

Central Bank of Chile Sets Up Team to Study CBDC Issuance

The team will present a white paper in first-quarter 2022 stating the objectives, requirements and regulations for the development of a digital currency.

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Tecnología

Italian Payments Giant Nexi Says It Is ‘Contributing’ to Design of Digital Euro

“We are starting to talk about a new version of cash,” Nexi’s CEO said. “That’s why we are engaging with the ECB.”

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Regulación

UK Parliament’s House of Lords Launches CBDC Inquiry

The deadline for responses on a possible U.K. central bank digital currency is mid-October.

U.K. Houses of Parliament (TTStudio/Shutterstock)

Regulación

Digital Euro Isn’t Guaranteed After Experiment, ECB Advisor Says

The European bank’s two-year digital euro experiment will focus on a retail CBDC.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY MARCH 27: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Sculpture with the euro logo in front of the European Central Bank building on March 27, 2020 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)