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Catar está en la “etapa inicial” de una CBDC, dice gobernador del banco central

El dirigente de la autoridad monetaria elogió la "innovación" de los criptoactivos.

Ciudad de Lusail, Doha, en Qatar. (Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

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Las CBDCs y no las criptomonedas serán clave para el sistema monetario del futuro, según el BIS

Un capítulo de 42 páginas en el Reporte Económico Anual 2022 del Banco de Pagos Internacionales prevé un futuro en el que la programabilidad y la tokenización se construirán en base a las monedas digitales de los bancos centrales.

El BIS publicó un capítulo en su Informe Económico Anual que argumentaba que las CBDCs, y no las criptomonedas, impulsarían los sistemas monetarios globales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

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CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says

A 42-page chapter in the Bank for International Settlements’ annual economic report envisions a future where programmability and tokenization are built on top of central bank digital currencies.

El BIS publicó un capítulo en su Informe Económico Anual que argumentaba que las CBDCs, y no las criptomonedas, impulsarían los sistemas monetarios globales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

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BIS Economists Contend Crypto Can't Fulfill the Role of Money

The nature of permissionless blockchains necessarily leads to “fragmentation of the crypto landscape,” according to the central banking group.

Basel, Switzerland, home to the BIS (Allan Baxter/Getty images)

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‘This Is the Usual’: Thai Central Bank Governor on CBDC Pilot Delay

A retail central bank digital currency will probably replace cash but not other means of payment out there, including private methods, the governor said.

Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, governor of the Bank of Thailand, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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After Armstrong Tweet, India's Crypto Policy Body Says No Contempt of Court Challenge vs. RBI

The Coinbase CEO last month suggested the RBI's "shadow ban" of crypto exchanges violated a Supreme Court ruling.

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Indian Central Bank Says Cryptos Could Lead to ‘Dollarization’ of Economy: Report

RBI officials said cryptocurrencies could undermine the central bank's capacity to regulate the flow of money.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

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Argentina Was at the Cusp of a Crypto Boom. The Central Bank Had Other Plans

The local monetary authority surprised banks by banning them from offering crypto, but so far it's left local exchanges alone.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

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Argentina's Central Bank Bans Lenders From Offering Crypto Services

The announcement on Thursday afternoon comes after the IMF last month approved a $45B loan facility for Argentina that stipulated the country would discourage the use of cryptocurrencies.

Banco Central de la República Argentina (Shutterstock)