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Could the Boston Fed and MIT digital currency displace crypto in the US?
How soon can the Fed create an effective central bank digital currency? Last year the Boston Fed asked researchers at MIT to embark on a project to build and test... read more
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Russian banks push ahead with pilot of digital Ruble
The central bank of Russia has announced that it will push ahead with a pilot testing a digital Ruble platform with 12 of the nation’s banks. The central bank says... read more
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Central Bank digital currencies to spark new era for FinTech 2.0
In a newly released FinTech 2.0 whitepaper, Money20/20 lays out its vision for the next era of FinTech, as we enter the recovery phases of COVID-19. The paper predicts seismic... read more
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CBDC beyond borders: BIS results from a survey of central banks
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could ease current frictions in cross-border payments – and particularly so if central banks factor an international dimension into CBDC design from the outset. Based... read more
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Visa and cryptocurrency: Inside the networks digital currency plans
It’s been on the cards for some time, but 2021 is finally seeing established payment companies take the opportunities of cryptocurrency seriously, and among those taking a serious look at... read more
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