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DIGITAL CURRENCY

stablecoins

StraitsX trials stablecoins and purpose bound money use cases at SFF 2022

e-Rupee: India is about to commence CBDC pilot in phases

e-Rupee: India kicks off CBDC pilot in phases

China's digital yuan app now available on Chinese Android, iOS

China’s digital yuan app now available on Chinese Android, iOS

Thailand central bank digital currency CBDC

Thailand pushes against crypto, postpones CBDC pilot

stablecoin

Stablecoin to be Palau’s first digital currency

China started pilot testing its own CBDC, or, Digital Yuan, in several cities early this year.

MAS shortlists 15 banks and fintechs for CBDC challenge

Pedestrians cross the street in front of the Bank of Japan HQ in Tokyo. The BOJ is considering issuing their own CBDC to keep up with digitalization across the region. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Japan’s CBDC issuance unclear; more information to be released late 2022

As consumers increasingly prefer digital payments, central banks are looking into CBDCs to keep up with digitalization trends. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

BIS: CBDCs keep up with digitalization trends; still needs identity and high security

Malaysia’s Central Bank will not follow China’s step in digital currencies

Malaysia’s Central Bank blazes own path in digital currencies

A Chinese customer makes an electronic payment on his smartphone in Beijing, China (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

Chinese digital currency project courts users with ‘e-hongbao’ lottery trial