Australia’s Central Bank Taps Mastercard and Others to Test CBDC Use Cases
The projects will take part in the country’s central bank digital currency pilot, expected to wrap later this year.
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Mar 1, 2023 at 10:50 p.m. UTC
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India to Test Digital Rupee in 4 Cities With 4 Banks
The test, which will start on Thursday, will be extended to include another nine cities and four more lenders in a later phase.
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Nov 29, 2022 at 12:07 p.m. UTC
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India's Central Bank to Start Wholesale CBDC Pilot Nov. 1
A pilot for a retail version will start within a month.
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Oct 31, 2022 at 11:44 a.m. UTC
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Peter Thiel-Backed Exchange Bullish Begins Pilot Program
The pilot will use simulated crypto assets and paper money to give invited investors a sample of Bullish's trading interface.
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Jul 27, 2021 at 9:28 a.m. UTC
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Jamaica’s Central Bank to Start CBDC Pilot With Financial Institutions in August
The bank plans to expand the trial between September and December.
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Jul 7, 2021 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
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Jamaica's Central Bank to Pilot CBDC Beginning in May
The Bank of Jamaica will pilot the CBDC in its fintech regulatory sandbox from May to December.
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Mar 24, 2021 at 2:42 p.m. UTC
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Bermuda to Pilot Digital Dollar for Rum Sales
The pilot is the latest development in Bermuda’s plan to create a comprehensive crypto payments system.
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Feb 18, 2021 at 10:38 p.m. UTC
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BMO, Pension Plan Pilot Blockchain for Fixed Income Issuance
Canadian financial firm BMO Capital Markets is working with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on a new blockchain pilot.
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Aug 16, 2018 at 2:01 a.m. UTC
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Mexico Tests Blockchain to Track Public Contract Bids
A Mexican government announced a blockchain-based project intended to reduce corruption in bidding for government contracts.
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Apr 5, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
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Report: Russia's Gazprombank to Test Cryptocurrency Service
Russia's state-owned Gazprombank is reportedly looking into facilitating cryptocurrency transactions through a Swiss subsidiary.
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Apr 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
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