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Central Bank of Brazil Chooses Nine Institutions to Study Digital Real Possibilities

The Central Bank of Brazil and Fenasbac, the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, decided to select nine projects to monitor and support their different proposals for the application of a hypothetical Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real. Projects from companies and organizations like Aave, Banco Santander, and Mercado Bitcoin…
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Shake Shack Bitcoin, Manchester OKX, New Crypto Investments + More News

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IRS Comes for Crypto John Does, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops, Complex Apps on Algorand + More News

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Rwanda May Not Reach Decision on CBDC Issuance Until End of 2022 — Central Bank Official

The Rwandan central bank may not know whether it can issue a digital currency until December 2022, when it completes a study that looks at the benefits and risks that come with such a currency, the bank’s deputy governor has said. The Investigation Phase The deputy governor of the Rwandan central bank, Soraya Hakuziyaremye, recently…
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China’s Digital Yuan Set for Local Adoption, Airport, Banking Drives

  China’s digital yuan is edging ever closer to a nationwide rollout, with banks, airports, and provinces looking to boost their adoption efforts following last month’s Winter Olympics and ahead of the Paralympic Winter Olympics…. Read More: China’s Digital Yuan Set for Local Adoption, Airport, Banking Drives  Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit…
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Private Banks Propose to Help Design Digital Currency in Mexico

Private banks in Mexico want to join efforts with the central bank of the country in the creation of a new digital currency. The president of the Mexican Bank Association (ABM) met with the governor of the Bank of Mexico to offer the help of the group of private banks for the creation of a…
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Terra Ecosystem Gets USD 1B Injection, Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Campaign + More News

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Caribbean CBDC Stays Down for More Than a Month as Technical Woes Continue

  DCash, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) commissioned by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), has remained offline for more than a month as technical issues continue to impact the platform, triggering growing concern among its users. “The DCash platform remains unavailable, resulting in the temporary inability of all users to conduct transactions,” the…
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Crypto Twitter is not happy with the name and logo of Jamaica’s CBDC

The Jam-DEX is named after the Jamaican Digital Exchange following a competition. Its slogan is “no cash, no problem!” The Bank of Jamaica revealed the name of its upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC) after a design competition, only to receive backlash from the local crypto community.  The central bank of Jamaica announced on Twitter…
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President of Central Bank of Peru Criticizes Crypto, Citing Lack of Intrinsic Value and Climate Change

Julio Velarde, the president of the Central Bank of Peru, attacked the value of cryptocurrencies and referred to negative effects they are said to have on the environment. In a recent interview with local media, Velarde said the Bank did not consider bitcoin a payment method. Instead, Velarde referred to it as a “highly volatile…
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