Category: Digital Currency
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The Blockchain Service Network will stimulate China’s CBDC plans
The wait for CBDCs continue.
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IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency transactions. The United States tax agency wants to obtain a solution to…
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Former Central Bank Official: Japan Should Take a Digital Yen Seriously
In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen.
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At least 3 nations to replace their currency with CBDC by 2030: report
The digital yuan will not unseat the U.S. dollar — at least not right away.
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Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
Brazil’s fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto.
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Digital yuan doesn’t pose a threat to the hegemony of the dollar, says expert
Foreign investors still doubt the PBoC’s policies when it comes to the RMB exchange rate.
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Bitcoin Slips in Latest Crypto Ranking by Chinese Government-Backed Center
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has revised its rankings of 37 crypto projects. Bitcoin has fallen from the previous ranking. As the Chinese government focuses on launching its central bank digital currency, the Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID), under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, continues to evaluate and rank…
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China plans to use its digital yuan at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
Details about the official launch date still remain murky.
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Brazil’s Central Bank Tasks Group With Laying Out Road Map to Digital Currency Issuance
The 12-member team will submit their findings – and propose a CBDC issuance model – to the central bank in 180 days.
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The US is losing the ‘tech cold war,’ warns Ripple co-founder
China can reverse Bitcoin transactions, a Ripple exec said.