While Japan is preparing to solve the legal issues around issuing a CBDC, it has not revealed plans for an official launch.
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The CBDC-like bakong provides digital payment services in riel and the U.S. dollar. It has been steadily extending its regional scope.
7194The crypto exchange has signed similar agreements with the governments of Kazakhstan, Dubai and Bermuda.
3948A runner and Bitcoin hodler from India is on a mission to travel to 40 countries in 400 days using Bitcoin only.
9212Under the handle "Paco De La India", the YouTuber said he planned to visit 40 countries, often using Bitcoin transactions to pay for everything he needed.
4167Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?
5453Launched in late 2020, Cambodia’s digital money project Bakong reached 200,000 users in June, doubling from three months earlier.
4471But don’t call it a CBDC, says central bank reps.
7443Somewhat behind schedule, Cambodia’s banks are readying themselves for a forthcoming national blockchain-based currency.
5019A Singapore blockchain-based smart city project in the Cambodian capital wants to list its native token on a crypto exchange.
11165The director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia revealed that the central bank’s DLT payments platform will go live by the end of the year.
7521Cambodia is the latest country to demonstrate serious pro-blockchain action.
8550Assistant Governor at the National Bank of Cambodia Serey Chea said that blockchain payments will enable greater financial control and remittance efficiency.
3679A new partnership for cross-border payments and remittances will use the National Bank of Cambodia’s blockchain-based payment system.
5655A Singaporean startup, Limestone Network, is using blockchain to sustain a smart neighbourhood at the heart of the Cambodian capital.
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