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US 'Missing From the Table' on CBDC Discussions: Atlantic Council Director

Josh Lipsky joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the advancement of central bank digital currencies and why concerns over privacy and interoperability could influence global adoption.

By Fran Velasquez

Jul 20, 2022 at 7:33 p.m. UTC

Jul 20, 2022

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Regulations

Australian Central Bank Chief Believes Regulated Private Tokens Could Be Better Than CBDCs: Report

Governor Philip Lowe spoke at a panel discussion at the G20 finance officials' meeting in Indonesia on Sunday.

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 18, 2022 at 10:46 a.m. UTC

Jul 18, 2022

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Podcasts

Money reimagined

The Coming Digital Currency Wars

“Money Reimagined” Consensus 2022 panel discussion from Austin, Texas with Chris Giancarlo, Neha Narula and Emily Parker.

By Michael J. Casey

Jul 1, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jul 1, 2022

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Podcasts

Open Money: Redesigning the System With Humans and the Planet in Mind

“Money Reimagined” Consensus 2022 panel discussion from Austin, Texas.

By Sheila Warren

Jun 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 24, 2022

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Business

Coinbase

Coinbase Makes Strategic Investment in Crypto Exchange Zipmex: Report

Coinbase has opted for a strategic investment instead of an acquisition despite earlier talks.

By Oliver Knight

Jun 9, 2022 at 10:27 a.m. UTC

Jun 9, 2022

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Brazil

Central Bank of Brazil Selects Partners to Assist With CBDC

The bank wants to evaluate use cases for a digital real and its technological feasibility.

By Rodrigo Tolotti

Mar 3, 2022 at 7:39 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2022

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Japan

Inside the Company Building Japan's Multistakeholder Digital Yen

DeCurret was born out of Japan's oldest internet firm.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Jan 25, 2022 at 2:52 p.m. UTC

Jan 25, 2022

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Piloting a CBDC on R3′s Corda Platform

The country’s central bank is expanding the pilot of a digital tenge and will decide if it wants to launch the token by the end of 2022.

By Anna Baydakova

Dec 16, 2021 at 8:39 p.m. UTC

Dec 16, 2021

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France

French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments

The final stage of the first tranche of experiments consisted of the issuance of a digital bond on a blockchain with settlement in CBDC.

By Jamie Crawley

Dec 16, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 16, 2021

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Podcasts

Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 18, 2021

With bitcoin eyeing an extended pullback and a look at when crypto could become real money, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Nov 18, 2021 at 3:10 p.m. UTC

Nov 18, 2021

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