All posts tagged "currency"

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  Tallinn tales: Estonia’s role in developing the digital euro

  Rainer Olt is leading research on digital currency technology for Estonia’s central bank. In an interview with Ian Hall, he talks blockchain, privacy and instant payments Estonia boasts a well-forged reputation

  • Posted November 26, 2020
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  Russia launches public consultation on ‘digital ruble’

  Russia has launched a public consultation on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) ahead of a possible ‘digital ruble’ pilot before the end of next year. It is the latest

  • Posted October 29, 2020
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  European Central Bank ponders digital currency launch

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed that it is investigating how a European public digital currency could work and whether it is desirable, with its conclusions expected next year.

  • Posted November 21, 2019
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  China readies plans for sovereign digital currency

  China looks set to become the first major nation to launch a digital sovereign currency: the digital yuan. The country’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) project, five years in the

  • Posted November 7, 2019
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  German blockchain strategy aims to head off ‘stablecoin’ currencies

  Germany has published a comprehensive blockchain strategy as the country seeks to be “at the forefront of innovation” – but issued a stark warning on private firms’ attempts to issue

  • Posted October 10, 2019
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  Indian demonetisation may clear the way for radical tax reforms

  A think tank linked to the Indian government’s ‘demonetisation’ initiative is in talks with government figures over a radical set of taxation reforms, Global Government Forum has learned. On 9

  • Posted November 18, 2016
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