Regulation
ECB’s Lagarde gets pranked, reveals digital euro will have ‘limited’ control
ECB President Christine Lagarde said the digital euro would have "limited control" in a prank call.
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Bitcoin News
India prioritizes offline CBDC transfers, targets 1 mln users in three months: CoinDesk
India is reportedly aiming to have one million users of its CBDC within three months of launch, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by CoinDesk.
Forkast.News
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Regulation
Japan’s finance ministry to launch panel to assess digital yen: NHK
Japan's Finance Ministry is reportedly planning to launch an expert panel next month to assess the feasibility of issuing a digital yen, according to NHK.
Forkast.News
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Regulation
Russia delays CBDC pilot to await new law
Russia has postponed the trial of a digital ruble originally scheduled for April 1, as it awaits a regulatory framework to be adopted before the pilot, according to a report by state-owned news agency TASS.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Regulation
India, UAE to collaborate on cross-border central bank digital currencies
The Indian central bank and the UAE will jointly run pilot programs on their central bank digital currencies, according to the Reserve Bank of India.
Dylan Butts
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Bitcoin News
China’s WeChat social media giant integrates digital yuan into payment platform
WeChat, China’s leading social networking and payment app, has integrated the digital yuan into its payment network, which may help adoption of the CBDC.
Tom Zuo
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Regulation
Australia’s central bank identifies CBDC use cases as it prepares pilot launch
Australia has outlined potential use cases and providers for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with a pilot program to be launched in the coming months.
Dylan Butts
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Bitcoin News
China’s digital yuan initiative gets cold reception from Hong Kong visitors
China is promoting digital yuan to Hong Kong visitors, but has not received much enthusiasm so far.
Tom Zuo
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Regulation
Creation of U.S. digital dollar would ‘crowd out’ crypto: ex-Biden adviser
A U.S. central bank digital currency would “crowd out” the cryptocurrency ecosystem and protect national security, according to an ex-top presidential adviser.
Dylan Butts
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Altcoins
Japan to launch digital yen pilot programme in April
Japan will start a pilot programme to test the use of a digital yen in April, joining a growing number of countries seeking to launch their own CBDCs.
Dylan Butts
