Tag: CBDC
BIS Secretary-General: Korea aligns with CBDC future vision
Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has positively evaluated the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project being advanced...
[DECEMBER] The Reports of Fiat’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
One monumental irony, or perhaps tragedy, of cryptocurrency is the creation of central bank digital currencies. When bitcoin was first released into the wild,...
Bank of Korea Says First Phase of CBDC Test Completed Successfully
The Bank of Korea wrapped up the first phase of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) simulation project in December, according to a report...
Samsung confirms support for digital currency
The BOK began the CBDC pilot program July 28, co-managed by Ground X, a blockchain affiliate of messengerplatform giant, Kakao.
"Samsung Electronics has recently decided...
South Korea’s forward-thinking digital currency pilot program
Over the last decade South Korea has moved further along a path towards digital transactions. Cash usage has fallen from 66 per cent of...
Bank of Korea Chooses Ground X as Supplier for CBDC Pilot
The Bank of Korea (BOK) has chosen its preferred supplier to build a pilot platform for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot.
South...
3 Firms Vie to Develop South Korea’s CBDC Pilot
Three South Korean firms will compete for the chance to develop the central bank’s digital currency (CBDC) pilot.
The Bank of Korea (BOK) confirmed on...
Bank Of Korea recognizes virtual assets with clear intrinsic value
The Bank of Korea, which is negative for virtual assets such as Bitcoin, has begun to take a positive approach to some virtual assets...
Central bank seeks bids for digital currency test project
The Bank of Korea is seeking a company to participate in a 10-month test of a central bank-issued digital currency, it said Monday.
Based...
Korea’s big blockchain Klaytn eyes CBDC, partners with ConsenSys
The announcement involves Klaytn developing a private blockchain for the potential digital won. But if there’s a bridge to the public blockchain, the question...
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