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China’s Digital Yuan to Face International Users at Beijing Winter Olympics

China's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, is expected to make its international debut next week at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Michael Sung, professor of Fintech & Innovation at Fudan University, shares insights into China's CBDC rollout and its potential ripple effect across the world, particularly in the U.S. Plus, could bitcoin mining return to China?

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What the Fed Thinks About CDBCs

Most of the Fed's CBDC report rehashed old ground, but it's a key piece of insight into the central bank's thinking.

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Inside the Company Building Japan's Multistakeholder Digital Yen

DeCurret was born out of Japan's oldest internet firm.

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Korea Crypto Survey, China Hunts CBDC Talent

South Korea to include virtual assets in household finance survey. China’s central bank on hunt for CBDC talent. Bitcoin takes a beating amid market uncertainty. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Bank of America Says US CBDC Would Preserve Dollar’s Status as World’s Reserve Currency

CBDC’s are an inevitable evolution of today’s electronic currencies, the bank’s analysts said.

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Bank of Korea Says First Phase of CBDC Test Completed Successfully

South Korea's central bank will now test offline payments and protecting personal IDs.

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Why Congressman Tom Emmer Wants to Limit the Fed’s Ability to Issue Digital Dollar

Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) shares insights into his new bill aimed at prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC directly to individuals. This comes after the Fed has just released a white paper on the digital dollar.

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In Long-Awaited CBDC White Paper, Fed Flags Privacy, Financial Stability Risks

The Fed does not commit to launching (or not launching) a CBDC in the long-anticipated document.

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Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on Crypto

Russia's central bank suggests making crypto trading, mining and usage illegal. Owning crypto would be allowed.

Bank of Russia's Elizaveta Danilova (Bank of Russia webcast)