China’s digital currency will launch in two to three months, said founding managing partner of HCM Capital Jack Lee. Founding managing partner of HCM Capital, the private equity arm of electronics manufacturer Foxconn, Jack Lee, says China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is ready and expects it to launch in two to three months. During…
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Consensys founder Joseph Lubin said that he hopes China’s digital currency will be interoperable with Ethereum and other public and open-access blockchains. Ethereum co-founder and founder of Consensys, Joseph Lubin, said that he hopes China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will allow for interoperability with public permissionless blockchains, including Ethereum. Ethereum is “a very positive…
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Turkey’s president asks for completed testing of the digital lira by the end of 2020 as local fraudsters rake in 600 BTC among crypto news from Turkey this week. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed the government to finish testing a national central bank digital…
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has revealed it will publish its research into applications for a central bank digital currency by Q1 2020. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has revealed it is conducting research into applications for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Ejinsight reported on the news — announced during the Hong Kong…
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Following President Xi’s statement, China is now actively pursuing blockchain development through regulation, promotion and application. After President Xi Jinping called to speed up the development of blockchain technology in the country on Oct. 24, blockchain-related news from China just keeps on coming as the country is seemingly eager to beat the United States (or…
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A draft document issued by the European Union suggests that the organization should consider issuing its own digital currency. A draft document issued by the European Union suggests that the union should consider issuing its own digital currency. Will the EU wage war on crypto? Reuters reported on Nov. 5 that the draft in question…
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The first-ever CBDC will be issued within the next five years, according to new joint research by IBM and OMFIF. 73% of leading global banks have claimed that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) should be available “under all circumstances” in a new study. “CBDC will substitute much more easily for cash” According to a joint…
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