The pilot testing phase will involve thousands of participants and offer various use cases for the digital currency.
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CBDC or central bank digital currency is a digital version of a country’s fiat currency, issued by the central bank of the country.
Competition in the CBDC space has started intensifying across the world. In 2020, Bahamas launched the first CBDC, the Sand Dollar. Sand Dollar is now a national digital currency for the region, holding the same value as the Bahamian dollar. Amongst large countries, China has been working towards a digital yuan since 2014. The People’s Bank of China is conducting one of the most advanced CBDC trial in the world.
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Project Rosalind, led by the BIS Innovation Hub London Centre, is focused on testing the potential of APIs to facilitate retail payments within central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
Ripple’s CBDC Platform, designed for central banks, will be tested in a controlled environment to assess its speed, scalability, and transparency capabilities.
“As a crypto asset, Unicoin adopts monetary policies to ensure it sustains its store of value stronger than any fiat currency while simultaneously complying with banking regulations to strengthen monetary sovereignty,” states DCMA Executive Director, Darrell Hubbard.
Montenegro is the latest country to join the growing trend of central banks developing their digital currencies. The Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) has partnered with…
CBUAE and RBI will jointly conduct proof-of-concept (PoC) and pilot(s) of bilateral CBDC bridge to facilitate cross-border CBDC transactions of remittances and trade.
CBDC is gaining traction as many central banks around the world are exploring and launching their own digital currencies.
The testing allowed central and commercial bank participants to validate its effectiveness and share insights to guide its development.
The JV combines both blockchain-based infrastructure and digital cash technologies to address the key requirements for CBDC.
A select group of customers and merchants – closed user group (CUG) – will take part in the pilot.