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Buying Bitcoin ‘will quickly vanish’ when CBDCs launch — Arthur Hayes

Looking to buy BTC to avoid the CBDC “horror story?” The best time was “yesterday,” the former BitMEX CEO said.

Nov 6, 2022cointelegraph
The Launch of CBDC May Destroy Bitcoin - Arthur Hayes

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes the advent of CBDCs may not be a good tale for Bitcoin

Nov 6, 2022blockchainnews
Michelle Neal: Advances in digital currency experimentation

Remarks by Ms Michelle Neal, Executive Vice President and Head of Markets of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2022, Singapore, 4 November 2022.

Nov 4, 2022bisProject Hamilton
Canada to examine crypto, stablecoins and CBDCs in new budget

Canada’s government stated its concerns about the risks digital assets and the digitalization of money may pose to its financial system as a reason for launching the consultation.

Nov 4, 2022cointelegraph
CBDCs are a declaration of war against the banking system, claims economist

Richard Werner discusses decentralization’s challenges and blockchain’s role in it in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph.

Nov 4, 2022cointelegraph
FX spot settlement in 10 seconds: NY Fed releases results of wholesale CBDC research

Project Cedar successfully used custom distributed ledger technology to settle hypothetical transactions quickly “from the perspective of the Federal Reserve.”

Nov 4, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Canada's Federal Government Begins Consultations on Digital Currency

The federal government of Canada announced in a budget address that it has started discussions on cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.

Nov 4, 2022blockchainnews
BIS to Adopt DeFi Implementation in Forex CBDC Markets

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), along with the “Eurosystem” – central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland will be launching a new project called “Project Mariana.”

Nov 3, 2022blockchainnewsProject Icebreaker
CBDCs are no threat to crypto — Binance CEO

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao says there is room for CBDCs and crypto, and that he didn’t see it as a threat to his company or the sector.

Nov 3, 2022cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Shaktikanta Das: India - a story of resilience

Inaugural address by Mr Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Annual Financial Institution Benchmarking and Calibration (FIBAC) 2022 Conference, organised jointly by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA), Mumbai, 2 November 2022.

Nov 2, 2022bisDigital Rupee
BIS and central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland to explore cross-border CBDC trading and settlement using DeFi protocols

The BIS Innovation Hub is launching a new project around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols as part of its 2022 work programme.

Nov 2, 2022bisProject Mariana
Chinese central bank exec says digital yuan will offer ‘controllable anonymity’

China’s digital yuan is one of the earliest CBDCs whose pilot phase has expanded to include millions of users and billions in transaction volume.

Nov 1, 2022cointelegraphe-CNY
PBOC Governor Says Digital Yuan Will Prioritize Privacy Protection

China's PBoC Governor Yi Gang has reassured that the country's Digital Yuan will prioritize privacy protection

Nov 1, 2022blockchainnewse-CNY
India to Test Viability of Digital Rupee to Cut Fees When Trading Securities

The Reserve Bank of India is starting a whole pilot for its Digital Rupee project

Oct 31, 2022blockchainnewsDigital Rupee
Singapore’s MAS says no urgent case for retail CBDC, but launches 4 fast trials of it

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will trial a retail central bank digital currency in various contexts at a fintech event, despite the electronic payment options already available.

Oct 31, 2022cointelegraphProject Orchid