What Is a CBDC?
A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.
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The United States is embarking on a campaign toward the introduction of a CBDC, or central bank digital currency. As part of the White House’s first-ever comprehensive framework, the Treasury Department is now suggesting the creation of a national stablecoin or CBDC. To counter China’s advancements on the CBDC, five panelists at a hearing for the […]
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed that the BNB Chain will play a role in Republic of Kazakhstan’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central Asian country has been in the race for a CBDC since May 2021. As the country’s central bank announced late last year, a decision on the feasibility of launching a CBDC […]
The Reserve Bank of Australia is continuing to explore how to design and operate a CBDC. The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed it’s continuing to research a central bank digital currency (CBDC) less than a month after stating that there was no need for one.The RBA also revealed it is considering the possibility of a more targeted “wholesale” CBDC.Speaking at the University of Western Australia Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Fintech Conference, Tony Richards — the Head of Payments Policy at the RBA — stated: “We will be continuing to consider the case for a CBDC, including how it might....
The Retail CBDC will be tested in a limited retail environment with 10,000 participants and three major banks. On top of its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects and proof-of-concept Retail CBDC testing with corporates, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) will extend the scope of CBDC development aimed at retail to a pilot phase. A possible real-life application of the "Retail CBDC" will be conducted inside the private sector on a limited scale. As the Aug. 5 announcement on the official page of the BOT goes:“The BOT will assess the benefits and associated risks from the Pilot to....
House Republicans are pushing to ban the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by combining the anti-CBDC bill with the bipartisan crypto market structure bill. Related Reading: UK Crypto Groups Criticize Bank Of England’s Proposal To Cap Stablecoin Ownership – Report GOP Lawmakers Push For CBDC-CLARITY Merger GOP members in the […]