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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

And, Andrew Bailey , the governor of the Bank of England , said he doesn’t think stablecoins are fit for broad use or have the ability to be trusted as a secure store of value, Reuters reported. In other news, the price of bitcoin exceeded the $16,000 price level on Thursday for the first time in nearly three years, CNBC reported.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Treasury Department is researching use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as well as drafting regulatory proposals for private stablecoins, U.K. Meanwhile, Lebanon Governor Riad Salameh announced that the country will be introducing a CBDC next year, to “restore confidence,” reported Bloomberg.

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MAY 27, 2020

As noted in this space last week, about 80 percent of 66 central banks queried by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDC). He pointed to the concept of synthetic central bank digital currencies ( CBDC ).

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MAY 22, 2020

The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. . The OMFIF seeks to create connections between the traditional banking and cryptocurrency spaces.

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MAY 22, 2020

The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. . The OMFIF seeks to create connections between the traditional banking and cryptocurrency spaces.

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