Visa has filed a patent application to create digital currency — potentially using Ethereum as the blockchain. Visa has filed an application to create digital currency on a blockchain with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. According to the application published May 14 — but filed way back in November 2018 — inventors Simon J.…
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European Central Bank executive board member Yves Mersch believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological. A number of countries such as China and Sweden are already experimenting with central bank digital currencies, which are also referred to as CBDCs. The implementation of this new type of money requires a number of aspects…
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As China stops the spread of COVID-19 inside the country, the government announced two of the largest crypto and blockchain-related developments. The road to adoption is often a long and arduous one, and China seems to be the country making the biggest strides in the development and integration of blockchain-based technology on its home turf.…
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A former President of China’s central bank says the digital yuan will be able to eventually replace cash if four key conditions are met. Former Bank of China President, Li Lihui, has revealed the launch of the digital yuan is imminent, and that the currency can replace cash if four key conditions are met. The…
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An Italian town has created their own currency to support local businesses in the Coronavirus lockdown. A small southern Italian town of 550 residents, Castellino del Biferno, has started minting their own currency, called Ducati, as a method to support their local economy during the coronavirus Pandemic. The town mayor Enrico Fratangelo, had been studying…
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BIS Innovation Hub head asserted the decline of cash use amid the pandemic has renewed the pertinence of bank-issued digital currencies. Benoît Cœuré, the head of the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, recently asserted that central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, have been brought “into sharper focus” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a…
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Speakers from Ternio, Monarch, and Utrust weighed in on the future of the industry & the impact of COVID-19. The current pandemic is far from over and the economic, political, and social ramifications of this crisis remain unclear. Indeed, the nature of the workplace people return to might well be radically different to what previously…
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Speakers from Binance.US, BRD, and Vanderbilt Law have weighed in on the pros and cons of a U.S. Fed-backed digital dollar for Cointelegraph Talks. On April 21, Cointelegraph hosted its first virtual Cointelegraph Talks meetup. The event consisted of two expert panels discussing major news and developments in the crypto world today, especially in light…
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Blockchain technology is becoming more and more common in the traditional finance market with stablecoins and CBDCs — could these bring stability for the crypto industry? Stablecoins have become widely popular in the digital currency industry because they don’t have the volatility associated with other cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) for instance. Despite their popularity, the…
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The Dutch central bank says The Netherlands is well placed to develop and trial a digital Euro. The Dutch central bank wants to be the proving ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the European Union. In a 45-page report released by the bank on April 21, the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said it…
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