Countries are working on their own #DigitalCurrency. "Having a centralized digital currency seems like a more soft-touch way of introducing cryptocurrencies into society." this serves #BTC's price and ideology.
As of 2016, over 24 countries are investing in distributed ledger technologies (DLT) with $1.4bn in investments. In addition, over 90 central banks are engaged in DLT discussions, including implications of a central bank-issued digital currency. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_c…
Innovators like Ecuador, China, Senegal, Singapore, Tunisia, though these countries will not be standing alone for long with Estonia, Japan, Palestine, Russia and Sweden looking to launch their own national cryptocurrencies. bit.ly/3t4JkZA
The digital euro would still be a euro: like banknotes but digital. It would be an electronic form of money issued by the Eurosystem (the ECB and national central banks) and accessible to all citizens and firms.
bit.ly/2PCKWMK
bit.ly/2PCKWMK
Japan's Central Bank Launches One-Year Test of Digital Currency
gizmodo.com/japans-central…
gizmodo.com/japans-central…
China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency
nytimes.com/2021/03/01/tec…
nytimes.com/2021/03/01/tec…
Bank of England looks into launching its own 'shitcoin'
euronews.com/2021/04/29/ban…
euronews.com/2021/04/29/ban…
Digital rupee work in progress, looking at risks to stability: Das
economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks…
economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks…
Bank of #France Carries Out Fifth #CBDC Experiment With BNP Paribas, Euroclear coindesk.com/bank-of-france…
France is leading CBDC development in Europe for now.
https://twitter.com/banquedefrance/status/1413068620264058880
"it could be used like banknotes. I don’t think it is like banknotes, because it will not have the degree of anonymity that banknotes have.” @Lagarde trustnodes.com/2021/07/11/80-…
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