CBDC

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Begin CBDC Trials in Q4: Report
The city's de facto central bank will look at use cases and design issues related to a digital currency.
Hong Kong (Shutterstock)

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China to Extend CBDC Trial to Most Populous Province, Guangdong, Three Others: Report
The People's Bank of China plans to extend the trial of its e-CNY digital currency to Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan as well as Guangdong.
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ECB Picks Amazon, Nexi, 3 More to Prototype Digital Euro Apps
The European Central Bank plans to test how well the technology underlying a digital euro integrates with user interfaces developed by companies.
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Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say
A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency
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Rise of CBDC Skepticism Among US Officials
The Federal Reserve is taking cues from Congress, and Congress is not convinced.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US Treasury to Recommend Issuing Digital Dollar if in National Interest: Source
The Treasury Department, in what may be its most important recommendation spurred by President Joe Biden’s executive order on crypto, will suggest how to move forward on a CBD...
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The digital euro would initially be used in personal payments only (Koron/Getty Images)
Digital Euro to Focus on Personal Use, Not Web3, EU Officials Say
The central bank digital currency could fail if it doesn't offer something more than what cash and credit cards do, industry representatives remarked.
The digital euro would initially be used in personal payments only (Koron/Getty Images)

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Australian CBDC Research Project Could Provide Crypto Clarity, Legal Expert Says
Michael Bacina, partner at law firm Piper Alderman, joined CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" to discuss why the country is the prime location to test asset digitization.
Michael Bacina (Piper Alderman)

IMF officials want to make cross-border payments easier by using digital currency. (William Potter/Getty Images)
New Global CBDC Platform Could Cut Payment Costs, IMF Says
The International Monetary Fund remains skeptical about a private system, but is pushing for new ideas on state-backed digital currencies.
IMF officials want to make cross-border payments easier by using digital currency. (William Potter/Getty Images)

The Digital Dollar Project is kicking off a new CBDC sandbox in October. (Ben Mater/Unsplash)
Digital Dollar Project Plans to Explore CBDC Technical Solutions With New Sandbox
The nonprofit organization advocating for a U.S. central bank digital currency plans to work with crypto platforms like Digital Asset and Ripple to explore technical and polic...
The Digital Dollar Project is kicking off a new CBDC sandbox in October. (Ben Mater/Unsplash)