Tag: CBDCs
CBDCs are Different from Cryptocurrencies; Says IMF Executive
IMF Executive spoke to Shekhar Gupta and Sharad Raghavan at The Print’s ‘Off The Cuff’ show. He lectured on the necessity of distinguishing between...
Venom Foundation Announces Landmark $1 Billion Web3 Fund
Layer-1 blockchain Venom Foundation has joined forces with investment manager Iceberg Capital, with the pair announcing a $1 billion venture fund to support promising...
CBDCs may drive more funds into DeFi protocols, says Immunefi’s Mitchell Amador
In a Word on the Block interview, Mitchell Amador, the founder and chief executive officer of Immunefi, a Web 3.0 bug bounty platform, told...
Bank of Russia Outlines Payment Models With Digital Ruble, Other CBDCs
The Central Bank of Russia has detailed two methods for implementing the digital ruble and other state-backed coins in international settlements. The monetary...
Ripple’s Managing Director for UK and Europe Shares Her 2023 Crypto Predictions
On Monday (9 January 2023), Sendi Young, Managing Director for UK and Europe at FinTech firm Ripple, share her predictions for “what we can expect...
Visa Unveils Plans For Auto-Payments From Self-Custodied Wallets
Payments Giant Chooses StarkNet For Proposed Implementation
Paying bills with crypto while on holiday may soon be getting easier.On Dec. 19, payments giant Visa shared...
For Wholesale Transactions Only: BSP Confirms Continuation of Pilot Test of Country’s Own Central Bank Digital Currency
Share some Bitpinas love:Subscribe to our newsletter!Editing by Nathaniel CajudayThe BSP is continuing its pilot test of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) between financial...
5 Crypto Innovations That Didn’t Exist 5 Years Ago
Most investors who placed their bets on crypto based on pure speculation may have lost money now, especially those who only entered during...
Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024
The Mexican central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, is unlikely to be ready by 2024, as was announced back in 2021...
Choose Your Fighter: Bitcoin Maxis Vs. Fiat Maxis
This is an opinion editorial by Tim Niemeyer, co-host of the Lincolnland Bitcoin Meetup.It’s time to choose your fighter. Who do you want to...
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly From 2022, Bitcoin’s Year Of The Bear
This is an opinion editorial by Aleks Svetski, author of “The UnCommunist Manifesto,” founder of The Bitcoin Times and Host of the “Wake Up...
2023 Global Banking Predictions (Steve Morgan)
AI & ML Harnessed in Fight to Build up Customer Financial Resiliency
Financial institutions are under intense pressure to look after their customers as economic...