Russia exploring CBDC for settlements of real estate deals

Testing state-backed digital currency for real estate settlements is already ongoing, along with testing for use in making regular payments for goods and services, according to local news reports.

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Taiwan Central Bank Completes Second Phase of CBDC Testing

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Taiwan joins growing list of countries developing CBDCs

Taiwans central bank is working on developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) but does not have a clear timeline for when it will be ready for public release, Reuters reported, citing the regulators governor, Yang Chin-long.

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Taiwan central bank governor considers interest-free CBDC design to prevent fiat deposit flight

Taiwan is currently awaiting feedback on the second stage of its CBDC pilot program.

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INX partners SICPA to develop CBDC ecosystem

<a href='https://www.inx.co/' target='_blank'>INX</a>, owner of a digital asset trading platform, has partnered <a href='https://www.sicpa.com/' target='_blank'>SICPA</a>, a Swiss provider of security and identification technologies, to help governments develop CBDC ...

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Ripple Announces CBDC Hackathon With $197K Prize Pool

Ripple has launched the CBDC Innovate challenge, which comes with a total prize pool of $197,000. According to the post, the hackathon is aimed at providing a platform for programmers to build or update a fintech or payments solution that utilizes CBDC and is capable of running on the XRP Ledger. Participants will use our []

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