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Private sector partnerships could be the key to CBDC survival – IMF research

Central banks may find it “challenging” to keep up with pace of technological change

Feb 22, 2021centralbanking
Ant-backed MYbank to help China expand digital yuan trial

Tencent-backed WeBank and Ant Financial-backed MYbank will reportedly be the first private banks to join China’s digital yuan pilot.

Feb 22, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Former BoE, BoC governor Mark Carney joins Stripe board of directors

Mark Carney, one of the most prominent central bankers of the post-financial crisis era, has officially joined the digital payments company. Stripe has all but abandoned cryptocurrency payment solutions for the time being, but its founders are positive about the emerging industry.

Feb 21, 2021cointelegraph
Banks will be required to work with crypto, e-money and CBDCs to survive

The global monetary landscape will have everyone storing electronic money, cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies in one bank.

Feb 21, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Ripple to Build The Core Ledger that Will Power Central Bank Digital Currencies

Ripple has been making headway in pursuing projects involving central bank digital currency issuances.

Feb 19, 2021blockchainnews
Chinese bank tests biometric hardware wallet for digital yuan payments

Another Chinese banking institution has created a hardware wallet for the country’s central bank digital currency.

Feb 17, 2021cointelegraphe-CNY
Sweden extends digital krona digital currency pilot until 2022

Sweden's exploration into CBDCs will continue until 2022 as the nation's central bank seeks to construct a digital version of the krona.

Feb 17, 2021cointelegraphe-krona
The Bahamas gets a card for its sand dollar national digital currency

The Central Bank of the Bahamas partnered with Mastercard and digital payment startup Island Pay to launch a card for its central bank digital currency.

Feb 17, 2021cointelegraphSand Dollar
Podcast: the legal implications of CBDC

The majority of central banks cannot issue CBDCs to the public under current frameworks

Feb 17, 2021centralbanking
Bank of Korea report calls for new laws on CBDC issuance

Research explores legal issues surrounding central bank digital currency

Feb 16, 2021centralbanking
Riksbank extends e-krona pilot to test offline functionality

Sweden’s central bank will continue CBDC experiment until 2022

Feb 16, 2021centralbankinge-krona
Decentralised, private, cash-like: researchers propose CBDC designs

Canadian universities outline several options for a central bank digital currency

Feb 16, 2021centralbanking
Russian mobile carriers consider smartphone integration for digital ruble

Russian wireless service providers MegaFon and Beeline proposed to link digital ruble wallets on smartphones to user's phone numbers.

Feb 16, 2021cointelegraphDigital Ruble
Stablecoin adoption and pivot to DeFi drive Algorand (ALGO) price higher

Algorand rallied to a multi-year high after the network emerged as a possible choice for central bank digital currencies and the team revealed its DeFi plans.

Feb 12, 2021cointelegraph
Burkhard Balz: Central bank digital currencies – the future of money?

Speech by Mr Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the American Council on Germany, virtual event, 10 February 2021.

Feb 11, 2021bisDigital Euro