CBDC News

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Alan Greenspan, the former chair of the United States Federal Reserve, has said there’s “no point” for central banks to issue their own digital currencies.

China’s digital currency will launch in two to three months, said founding managing partner of HCM Capital Jack Lee.

Consensys founder Joseph Lubin said that he hopes China’s digital currency will be interoperable with Ethereum and other public and open-access blockchains.

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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.

Following President Xi’s statement, China is now actively pursuing blockchain development through regulation, promotion and application.

A draft document issued by the European Union suggests that the organization should consider issuing its own digital currency.

China’s forthcoming digital renminbi is unlikely to use blockchain, considers Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin.

The first-ever CBDC will be issued within the next five years, according to new joint research by IBM and OMFIF.

Chile’s top central banker says the financial system could benefit from central bank digital currencies, particularly in “unconventional” monetary policies.

The People’s Bank of China’s much-anticipated digital currency may allow fund transfers without needing a bank account, according to Binance Research.

Sovereign states and central banks could digitize paper money and be the concrete alternative to Libra.