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Project Ensemble: Hong Kong Embraces Asset Tokenisation With New Sandbox

The Fintech Times

Through the project , HKMA explores financial market infrastructure that facilitates seamless interbank settlement of tokenised money through a wCBDC. Having completed building the sandbox, HKMA will use it to facilitate interbank settlement using experimental tokenised money, focusing on transactions involving these tokenised assets.

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Banque De France Has Finished CBDC Trial

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Banque de France has successfully conducted its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial, with a blockchain platform for interbank settlement, CoinDesk reported. A statement from the bank said the pilot involved a settlement on a private blockchain, which U.K. startup SETL provided, of around 2 million euros (about $2.4

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Bitcoin Daily: Banque de France Seeks CBDC Experiment Applications; Bitget Looks To Grow In The US

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The Banque de France is seeking applications “to experiment with a central bank digital currency for interbank settlements,” according to an announcement from the French central bank. ” The submission deadline for digital applications is May 15.

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Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible

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Federal Reserve Board members this week shed some light on the timing and mechanics of FedNow — an always-on, fully interoperable interbank-settlement service that will give rise to instant payments in the United States. For the Federal Reserve, real-time payments will take time — three or four years’ time, to be specific.

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Hong Kong's Project Ensemble ready to test asset tokenisatio

The Paypers

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched the Project Ensemble sandbox, focused on exploring real-world asset tokenisation and interbank settlement using wCBDC.

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PBOC Patents Show China’s Push For Digital Money

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Behind the scenes, interbank settlements and clearing can be done quicker than before with the new digital angle. Several patents among the 84 China has filed indicate that the country is aiming to adjust the supply of digital currency in the bank based on algorithms for things like loan rates or other specific triggers.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Banque de France Completes CBDC Pilot; New PPP Extends $5 Billion In Loans In First Week

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Banque de France has successfully finished its CBDC pilot, with a blockchain infrastructure for interbank settlement. The effort involved a settlement on a private blockchain provided by British upstart SETL of approximately 2 million euros (roughly $2.4 Banque De France Has Finished CBDC Trial.