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The First Deputy Governor of the centralbank of France, Denis Beau, spoke in support of a blockchain-based settlement system that would allow for faster transfers of euros, as well as be more cost-efficient, according to a report by Yahoo! The ECB has been open to the idea, and could already be experimenting.
CentralBank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have received attention in recent years as centralbanks worldwide explore the potential to evolve the way we conduct financial transactions. With the rise of digital payments, cryptocurrencies, and fintech innovations, CBDCs represent a new frontier in the evolution of money.
Eurosystem , the monetary authority of the eurozone, has been exploring the possible use cases of distributedledgertechnology (DLT) to conduct wholesale settlement in centralbank money. Initially, 16 private companies will conduct trials involving actual settlement in centralbank money.
To that end, a Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) study concludes that “embedded regulation” might offer a solution for stablecoins, defined as cryptocurrencies with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets. Centralbanks, of course, have been discussing and exploring their own paths toward digital fiat.
The experiments aim to examine a digital euro’s technical feasibility as well as its “programmability” as a coin separate from a centralbank digital currency, (CBDC) according to CoinDesk. NTT Data, Project Spunta’s developer, and payment system provider SIA, are participating in the research experiment, Ledger Insights reported.
Distributedledgertechnology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees.
With the belief that it could cause instability within the country’s financial system, the government of Switzerland spoke against making a centralbank digital currency available to the public. The SNB and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are said to be exploring the widespread use of digital centralbank currencies.
In other news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is exploring the potential of a centralbank digital currency (CBDC), in partnership with the National Australia Bank , Commonwealth Bank , Perpetual Limited and ConsenSys Software , the bank announced in a press release.
The system, intended to be linked with market infrastructure already in place, enabled participants to settle mock securities with mock centralbank cash.
With [distributedledgertechnology] DLT, Accenture has been focused on financial services infrastructure, supply chain and digital identity — this hits the core of all three of those.” . Last month, Bank of New York Mellon was the 28th bank to join.
In Thailand, headlines showed that the country’s centralbank will issue its own digital currency. The currency to be released by the Bank of Thailand, according to The Next Web , is based off an open source blockchain that the site said is “eerily reminiscent of Ripple ,” the bankingledger from Ripple Labs.
A CentralBank Digital Currency is a country’s official currency, presented in a digital form. It operates on a blockchain network and is issued and backed by the centralbank of the respective country. Unlike cryptocurrencies, they’re issued by centralized authorities and can be used as legal tenders.
Project mBridge , a collaborative initiative involving multiple centralbanks and the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS), h as reached an important development milestone. The Saudi CentralBank (SAMA) has recently joined as a full participant, with over 26 other centralbanks observing.
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney said Facebook’s newly-announced cryptocurrency, Libra, can’t be the same unregulated type of service that Facebook is, according to a report by Reuters. The Bank of England approaches Libra with an open mind but not an open door,” Carney said.
Bloomberg reports that banks in Kenya are pursuing regulatory approval to use distributedledgertechnologies (DLT) to help facilitate payments and create credit scoring models. But, Kenya’s centralbank has sounded a note of caution.
In the latest show of support for distributedledgertechnology, J.P. Morgan Chase said it has forged a new blockchain unit to focus on distributedledgertechnology (DLT)-related project. Chase Creates New Blockchain Unit. and break its "monetary sovereignty.".
Kenya, for instance, is on track to launch a blockchain cryptocurrency geared toward the logistics industry, known as TMX Global. The Kenyan centralbank said in an August report that there are risks involved in embracing distributedledgertechnology (DLT) — among them, the risk of fraud.
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