The assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia noted that pilot projects have highlighted several key areas where CBDCs could be of great use.
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ANZ’s banking executive Nigel Dobson says the bank sees “real value” in tokenizing real-world assets on-chain like the Aussie dollar.
7497Ben Rose is hopeful that Binance Australia’s banking woes will be relieved by positive regulation in the future.
9262A new partnership between Independent Reserve and PayPal offers investors extra choice and “mitigates the risks” of Australian crypto banking blocks, says CEO Adrian Przelozny.
10647The move comes as Australians continue to reduce their usage of cash and bank branches, but has sparked fears that the death of cash is near.
75020An analysis of the rising inflation and concurrent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank proved that more than 186 banks in the U.S. are at risk of a similar shutdown if depositors decide to withdraw all funds.
3669The “Big Four” Australian bank is the second to issue a stablecoin and hopes to support transactions by corporate clients by the end of the year.
9448This marks the second “Big Four” bank in Australia to launch an Australian-dollar pegged stablecoin in a bid to boost the digital economy.
9076The pilot project will last a year, and the details for potential participants will be published in the next few months.
2711Executives from two of Australia’s “big four” banks have said they won’t allow their retail customers to trade crypto with ANZ, adding they’re happy they didn’t “go head long” into a cryptocurrency offering.
3724“Most of the industry utilizes non-bank and often unregulated USD stablecoins. Now with this Big 4 bank-issued AUD stablecoin, the use case is a lot more compelling,” said ZeroCap CEO Ryan McCall.
11386Following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s “payments and crypto reform plan,” the RBA has published a report exploring DLT tech and wholesale CBDC issuance.
7966The CBA stated that it will support 10 crypto assets in its banking app, including Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
19251Australia's crypto ecosystem thrives despite the pandemic, with DeFi booming, a five-year blockchain roadmap and institutional adoption.
17517National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be taking part in a joint project led by global financial innovation firm R3
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