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This PoC involved executing real-time cross-border test transactions between various Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) systems. The project tested the feasibility of conducting multilateral cross-currency transfers through the UDPN, involving both DistributedLedgerTechnology (DLT) and non-DLT-based CBDCtechnologies.
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“Today, authorities around the world are grappling with the rise of digital currencies and decentralized finance based on both emerging technologies — particularly various combinations of distributedledgertechnology (DLT) and blockchain and advances in traditional centralized systems underpinning finance,” according to the report.
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