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

PYMNTS

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. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) before intentions for a roll out in the United States, CoinDesk reported.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Launches Wholesale CBDC Project to Develop Local Tokenisation Market

The Fintech Times

Through the new project, Hong Kong Monetary Authority will explore innovative financial market infrastructure (FMI) that will facilitate seamless interbank settlement of tokenised money through a wholesale CBDC. It could forge a new FMI that bridges the gap between tokenised real-world assets and money in transactions.

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A Closer Look At Ripple’s Money-Saving Claims

PYMNTS

We break down the company’s argument as presented in “ The Cost-Cutting Case for Banks: The ROI of Using Ripple and XRP for Global Interbank Settlements.” A lot of money, in fact, according to Ripple’s calculations. ” A Bit Of Background. For Ripple, XRP is the digital asset that operates on its infrastructure.

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Tales from the Crypto: Funding Startups, Fighting Fraud, and Why the U.S. is a CBDC Laggard

Finovate

with the Council favorably noting that the Bank of England had deployed a joint task force including both the Treasury and Parliament. interbank settlement system compared to similar systems in Europe that were deployed sooner. The effort in the U.K. was also praised compared to the U.S.,

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