Customers of Vodafone Cash and CalBank have been granted the opportunity to test the online version of Bank of Ghana’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the eCedi.
EMTECH, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Infrastructure provider based in the United States join forces with HaitiPay, a fintech company in Haiti, to demo its first CBDC + Fintech Proof Of Concept whiles revealing its impact on the Haitian economy.
FIFA has teamed up with blockchain technology company Algorand to agree a sponsorship and technical partnership deal. The agreement means Algorand will become the official blockchain platform of FIFA and provide the official blockchain-supported wallet solution. As per the sponsorship agreement, Algorand will be a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Regional Supporter in North America and Europe, and a FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ Official Sponsor.
The statement issued by the Central Bank of Ghana suggests that neither this investment scheme nor the Promoters of the company have obtained the approval of the Bank of Ghana, to operate in the banking and payment services sector.
The Central African Republic has officially become the second country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender.
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced the launch of its customer service center
During the release, the team of analysts from PwC revealed that a majority of central bank institutions are planning to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to reap the benefits of the burgeoning digital economy.
The Swedish central bank’s digital currency project, a proposed CBDC, known as the e-krona has successfully finished its second phase of trials. According to Riksbank, the nation's central bank, the asset is now technically ready to be integrated into banking networks and facilitate transactions.
Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com
According to the details shared by the Bank of England, the twelve-month research project will explore potential challenges, opportunities, and risks associated with the designing of a central bank digital currency system. For the research, BOE will work with the Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) team in the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
