Continuing into the early afternoon, the panel moved through several tangential topics, all of which seemed to be laying a foundational understanding for
how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might emerge relative to other possibilities, including government - issued cryptocurrencies, e-money, and digital fiat currency (DFC).
Not exact matches
Bank of England governor Mark Carney said this week that the G20 needed to consider how easily digital coins should be converted into other central - bank issued currencies, as well as the role of anonymity, as «a lot of the underlying use of these currencies has been illicit activity&raq
Bank of England governor Mark Carney said this week that the G20 needed to consider
how easily
digital coins should be converted into other
central -
bank issued currencies, as well as the role of anonymity, as «a lot of the underlying use of these currencies has been illicit activity&raq
bank issued
currencies, as well as the role of anonymity, as «a lot of the underlying use of these
currencies has been illicit activity».
The first question was fielded to Carstens, who was asked to describe the innovative history of
central banks and
how that history affects the way they approach
digital currency.
The People's
Bank of China shares new research into
how a
digital currency economy could coexist with
central banks.
In the Bitcoin news today — Venezuelan authorities are cracking down on Bitcoin mining facilities and are focused on «weakening» these mining operations within the region; Ethereum at a crossroad as corporate interest grows; Last week at the World Economic Forum 2017 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the technology firm Bitfury announced the formation of the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC); Cryptoseed Adds Security to Your Bitcoin Recovery Seed; Paxful has unleashed their new «Bitcoin Kiosk» widget allowing anyone to buy bitcoin in 300 different ways; A working group within the US
central bank believes
digital currencies and distributed ledgers could come to have a significant impact on
how its citizens and businesses conduct payments — 60 page report.
Bank Negera Malaysia, the central bank of Malaysia will be deciding on how to regulate digital currencies in the coun
Bank Negera Malaysia, the
central bank of Malaysia will be deciding on how to regulate digital currencies in the coun
bank of Malaysia will be deciding on
how to regulate
digital currencies in the country.
There have been many reports detailing
how the PBOC was monitoring domestic exchanges that have moved abroad, and the over-the-counter
digital currency market taking place under the
central bank's watchful eye.
Other news headlines...
Central banks explore blockchain to create
digital currencies with Russia, China, UK, Australia leading the pack; China's Miners» Conference, a mostly promotional event organized by major miner Bitmain; why is blockchain gaining popularity; Switzerland - based blockchain content distribution network DECENT has just launched its web application prototype;
how the blockchain will become the next disruptive force in the media and the hype surrounding Zcash faded.