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Ripple Teams Up With Research and Development Firm To Run CBDC and Crypto Experiments

Ripple Labs is teaming up with a Northern Europe-based research and development firm to run experiments centered on crypto assets…

July 23, 2023

Bank for International Settlements Says DeFi To Act As Starting Point for CBDC Security Systems

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says that decentralized finance (DeFi) could help write the blueprints for the security of…

July 10, 2023

130 Countries Race Toward CBDC System, With Most Already in ‘Advanced Phases’: Research

The majority of countries are now accelerating toward building their central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems, and most of them…

July 3, 2023

Global CBDC Rollouts Will Give Governments Massive Control and Power, Warns Cato Institute President

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are the ultimate trojan horse for citizens around the world, according to Peter Goettler, president…

June 28, 2023

Bank of England Says Upcoming CBDC System Won’t Share Personal Data With Authorities

The head of the Bank of England's central bank digital currency (CBDC) project says their CBDC system won't share its…

June 27, 2023

Bank for International Settlements Unveils ‘Game-Changing’ CBDC Blueprint Using Privatized and Controlled Crypto Technology

The global central bank umbrella organization known as the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a blueprint for the…

June 25, 2023

Dystopian World Could Emerge From Government Control of Blockchain via CBDCs, Says Okcoin CEO

The chief executive of San Francisco-based crypto exchange Okcoin thinks government control of the blockchain via central bank digital currencies…

June 6, 2023

Florida Governor Moves to Ban CBDCs, Calls for Coalition of States to Follow Suit

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to ban central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and is calling on other states to join…

March 20, 2023

South Dakota Governor Moves To Block CBDC Bill That Excludes Crypto Assets From Definition of Money

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has vetoed a bill that aims to exclude digital assets from the legal definition of…

March 13, 2023

CBDCs Could Make Traditional Finance ‘More Attractive’ and Reduce Risk From Crypto, Say Central Bank Economists

Economists at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) think central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could "curb the demand" for crypto.…

January 13, 2023