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Bitcoin Daily: UK Researching CBDC Use Cases; Lebanon To Introduce CBDC In 2021; SEC Member Pushes For Cryptocurrency Regulation; ShapeShift Delists Three Privacy Coins

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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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Bitcoin Daily: Investors Hit Crypto Firms With Class-Action Lawsuit; South Korea Fast Tracks Digital Currency Pilot

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They allege that Wells Fargo Advisors did not look into the activities of one individual, who purportedly bilked investors while working as a financial adviser for the firm. In other news, the Bank of Korea (BOK) has rolled out a new experimental effort for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), CoinDesk reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: OMFIF Debuts Digital Monetary Institute; Chinese Leaders Back Regional Digital Currency Plan

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The OMFIF seeks to create connections between the traditional banking and cryptocurrency spaces. 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. .

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Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Leaders Back Regional Digital Currency Plan

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The OMFIF seeks to create connections between the traditional banking and cryptocurrency spaces. 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. .

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FPC 2023 Spring Member Meeting

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The panel will explore some of these initiatives including the New York Fed's CBDC pilot program with major banks, the recently concluded Boston Fed's Project Hamilton and other global CBDC projects. These projects are taking different implementation approaches.

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5 Top Fintech Trends Shaping the APAC Region in 2024

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Experts and industry insiders hold a bullish outlook on the potential of these technologies to revolutionise finance, including in data-driven markets analysis and wealth management AI advisors. It is only a matter of time before consumer e-commerce applications built around CBDCs become available to the public.

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FPC 2022 Fall Member Meeting

Faster Payments Council

The issuance and use of a CBDC for cross-border payments could potentially help simplify intermediation chains, increase speed and lower costs. The issuance and use of a CBDC for cross-border payments could potentially help simplify intermediation chains, increase speed and lower costs.

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