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Atlantic Council looks at how to maintain central bank digital currency cybersecurity
The thinktank looked at the interplay of performance, security and privacy in possible CBDC designs and made recommendations for optimizing it. 164 Total views 5 Total shares The U.S. thinktank Atlantic Council released a report…
Consensus 2022: Web3, unpacking regulations, and optimism for crypto’s future
“Everything is bigger in Texas” proved to be true during Consensus 2022. The crypto conference took place June 9–12 in Austin, Texas, this year, attracting 17,000 people from across the globe, despite the 100-degree plus weather. According…
US central bank digital currency commenters divided on benefits, unified in confusion
In January, the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors released a discussion paper on a potential U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) titled “Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation.” The…
CBDCs can “kill” private crypto: India’s RBI deputy governor to IMF
“One of the reasons it is so successful is because it's simple,” he added while comparing the Unified Payments Interface's (UPI) growth with blockchain technology. 380 Total views 6 Total shares In discussion with the International…
Brazilian central banker describes how CBDC system can halt bank runs
In a paper recently published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Fabio Araujo, an economist at the Central Bank of Brazil (CBB) who is also responsible for the country’s central bank digital currency work, revealed that the…
Crypto Biz: Helicopter CBDC money rains on Shenzhen, May 26—June 1
China’s pandemic-hit economy needs all the help it can get after a surge in COVID-19 infections triggered mass lockdowns across the country. In an attempt to revive consumption, the southern city of Shenzhen used Beijing’s central bank…