World’s Largest Regional Organization to Switch to Settlements in National Currencies

A China-led regional organization that covers more than half of Eurasia intends to transition to settlements in the currencies of its members. While the plan is to abandon the U.S. dollar in mutual payments, participating nations are yet to consider a

BIZ veröffentlicht Bericht über „Projekt Icebreaker“ – Entwicklung eines grenzüberschreitenden CBDC-Zahlungsmodells für den Einzelhandel

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing theProject Icebreakertrial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed to test “einschließlich des Erwerbs von Bitcoin oder Bitcoin-Mining-Maschinen.…

Russian IT Firms Lobby for Crypto Payments in Software Exports

Companies developing software solutions for foreign customers are urging Russian authorities to allow them to accept crypto payments. The proposal is part of a package of measures aimed at supporting IT exports suggested by an industry organization to the executive power

Ripple nimmt am CBDC-Sandbox-Programm des Digital Dollar Project teil

Die gemeinnützige Organisation, die die Schaffung des digitalen Dollars fördert, das Digital-Dollar-Projekt, hat den Start eines Sandbox-Programms angekündigt, um die Untersuchung der technischen Implementierungen der geplanten digitalen Währung anzukurbeln. The fintech firm Ripple is among