The Australian digital dollar was used in a trade for a U.S. dollar stablecoin using an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain. Australia has successfully made its first foreign exchange transaction using eAUD as part of a live pilot for the country’s potential central bank digital currency (CBDC). It comes amid a rising interest from countries around…
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Coinbase’s vice president of international policy told Cointelegraph the meetings took place in Canberra and Sydney and touched on the government’s token mapping efforts. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury have been holding private meetings with executives from Coinbase, with discussions revolving around the future of crypto regulation in Australia. Responding to Cointelegraph’s…
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The use cases for the CBDC ranged from offline payments to “trusted Web3 commerce” and financial industry participants were invited to undertake a live pilot. Australia’s central bank is set to launch a “live pilot” of a central bank digital currency “in the coming months,” according to a joint statement from the Reserve Bank of…
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A clear principles-based regulatory approach to the digital assets sector could be a huge benefit to the Australian economy according to the report. Up to $40 billion a year (AU$60 billion), could be added to Australia’s national GDP with the right regulatory framework and could lead to enormous cost savings for consumers and businesses according…
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The monetary authority in Australia is beginning research into the potential economic benefits of issuing a central bank digital currency. Within the project, the regulator hopes to identify use cases and intends to develop a limited-scale pilot. Central Bank of Australia Working on Digital Currency Program The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced the launch…
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Following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s “payments and crypto reform plan,” the RBA has published a report exploring DLT tech and wholesale CBDC issuance. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) published a report into its two-year research project into wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) that emphasized the benefits of digitizing and autonomizing manual, paper-based banking processes…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned local investors that the speculative frenzy on crypto could soon dry up if policymakers and regulators step in. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned Aussie investors about speculating on digital assets as it casts doubt over the entire crypto sector. During a Nov. 18 address to…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia is continuing to explore how to design and operate a CBDC. The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed it’s continuing to research a central bank digital currency (CBDC) less than a month after stating that there was no need for one. The RBA also revealed it is considering the possibility…
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