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Cash Is Still King, Consumers Would Prefer to Use Money Over CBDCs: Deutsche Bank
Cash Is Still King, Consumers Would Prefer to Use Money Over CBDCs: Deutsche Bank

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UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform
Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities
Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) exploration of settling tokenized securities through a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) is entering a new phase that will see...

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IMF Says CBDCs Could Boost Middle East’s Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency
IMF Says CBDCs Could Boost Middle East’s Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not be essential to achieve intended policy goals, according to a survey of 19 central banks in the Middle East and Central Asia (ME&CA) region by the Inter...

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More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds
More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds

More central banks than ever before are exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey published Friday.

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Russian official says international CBDC payments will be the norm within 5 years
Russian official says international CBDC payments will be the norm within 5 years

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are expected to become widespread and will be used for international payments as a norm within the next five years, according to Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of th...

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U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan
U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan

U.S. crypto regulations seem to be moving in a direction that opposes the launch of a central bank digital currency, is against local banks embracing crypto and is averse to non-compliant stablecoins,...

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Qatar Central Bank launches first phase of CBDC project
Qatar Central Bank launches first phase of CBDC project

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced the completion of the infrastructure development for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to embr...

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Israel to Start Digital Shekel Challenge to Develop Payment Use Cases
Israel to Start Digital Shekel Challenge to Develop Payment Use Cases

Israel's central bank is launching a Digital Shekel Challenge as part of an "action plan for a possible issuance of the digital shekel," to develop uses in the world of payments, it announced Tuesday.

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U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Federal Reserve From Issuing a CBDC
U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Federal Reserve From Issuing a CBDC

The U.S. House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency.

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