CBDCs

The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Jan 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2020

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Research

10% of Central Banks Surveyed Close to Issuing Digital Currencies: BIS

A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.

By Paddy Baker

Jan 24, 2020 at 1:02 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2020

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COMPLIANCE NOW: RegTech expert Diana Paredes speaks at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)

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Privacy

Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash

Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead.

By Leigh Cuen

Jan 24, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2020

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Japan

Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report

Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issue its own digital currency.

By Daniel Palmer

Jan 24, 2020 at 9:52 a.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2020

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Blockchain thinker Glen Weyl (center, gray blazer) speaks with other attendees of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)

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Privacy

Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money

Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance.

By Leigh Cuen

Jan 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 22, 2020

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Signage for the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. (Photo by Aaron Stanely for CoinDesk)

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People's bank of china

CoinDesk at WEF 2020: Crypto Themes to Watch as Davos Gets Underway

Get your Fourth Industrial Revolution hardhats on. CoinDesk is at Davos to help you ponder the slew of problems ailing today’s global economy.

By Zack Seward

Jan 20, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 20, 2020

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Circle

The Prospect of Building a New International Monetary System Is Getting Real

When world leaders gather in Davos next week, they'll confront an essential question, says Circle's Jeremy Allaire: Can they seize blockchain's ability to create value for peo...

By Jeremy Allaire

Jan 17, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2020

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Young Sohn, Kavita Gupta and Cameron Winklevoss pose for a selfie at the CFC St. Moritz conference. (Photo courtesy of CFC St. Moritz)

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China

Currency 'Cold War' Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab

Cryptocurrencies could be at the heart of a new Cold War, at least according to some investors at the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz.

By Leigh Cuen

Jan 16, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 16, 2020

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Accenture

Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central...

By Nikhilesh De

Jan 16, 2020 at 1:58 p.m. UTC

Jan 16, 2020

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