French central bank to explore wholesale CBDCs and utility of tokenized bonds

Apart from considering the benefits of wholesale CBDCs, Villeroy de Galhau notes that the central bank is also looking to improve CBDCs' liquidity management in DeFi using automated market makers.

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Reserve Bank of Australia Outlines Its CBDC Development in Latest Whitepaper

The Reserve Bank of Australia discusses the design of its pilot CBDC to be utilised by industry participants to explore use cases for a CBDC.

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Israel, Norway, and Sweden team up for CBDC retail project

The central banks of Israel, Norway, and Sweden have partnered the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to explore CBDC usage in international retail and remittance payments.

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Barclays awards Lloyds Bank first place in CBDC Hackathon

Taking place over two days at the banks fintech hub, Rise, the Barclays CBDC Hackathon saw nine teams attempt six key challenges as they competed to create the future of money.

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BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre Launches Retail CBDC Project

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The Caribbean is pioneering CBDCs with mixed results amid banking difficulties

The Caribbean suffers diminished banking services due to suspicions about money laundering; CBDCs ease the situation, but only to a limited extent.

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