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Brazil's Central Bank Plans Blockchain Data Exchange for Regulators

Banco Central do Brasil is building a blockchain platform to ensure the authenticity of data exchanged between financial authorities.

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What Would Happen to Crypto in a Global Market Meltdown?

CoinDesk advisory board director Michael Casey takes a look at the state of investor psychology as it relates to the crypto markets today.

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The Fed Should 'Get Serious' About Crypto, Says Former FDIC Chair

Former chair of the FDIC, Sheila Bair, writes on the viability of CBDCs and their need for further investigation.

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Bank of Italy Official: Central Banks Not Ready to Issue Digital Currencies

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy believes that central banks are not yet ready to issue institute-backed digital currencies.

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Dutch Central Bank: Blockchain 'Promising But Inefficient' in Payments

Blockchain technology isn't yet a beneficial addition to the payment system in the Netherlands, according to the country's central bank.

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Thailand Trials Central Bank Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement

Thailand's central bank is examining how a blockchain-based digital currency could make interbank settlement both faster and cheaper.

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South Africa's Central Bank Claims Success in Blockchain Payment Trial

South Africa Reserve Bank indicates that tests of a blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement produced astonishing results.

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Public or Private? Blockchain Distinctions Are Falling Out of Fashion

"Convergence" means different things to different people in the blockchain space. But it's a word that's cropping up again and again.

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Hong Kong Official Rules Out Plan for Central Bank Digital Currency

Hong Kong's de facto central bank has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a government official said on Wednesday.

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Bank of Russia Official: Still Too Early to Gauge Blockchain's Potential

A senior official at Russia's central bank has said blockchain technology is immature but may have industrial-scale applications.

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