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Stripe Names Digital Currency Advocate, Former BoE Governor Carney to Board

Carney has argued for a digital replacement to fiat, amid the U.S. dollar’s waning hegemony.

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Amazon Preparing to Launch a 'Digital Currency' Project in Mexico

Job postings describe a walled garden-type digital currency that could roll out in emerging economies.

Amazon.com Inc. Introduces Prime To Mexico As Consumer Confidence Rises

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G-7 Financial Leaders To Discuss CBDCs and Other Looming Crypto Questions Friday

As G-7 financial leaders meet Friday to discuss digital currency and digital taxation, coordinated efforts on part of the G-7 to set a standard for CBDCs are forthcoming. Global crypto leader Henri Arslanian weighs in on the potential impact on the rest of the world.

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Japan Gearing Up to Launch Its Own Digital Currency: Report

The group is preparing to conduct a feasibility study for its virtual currency in 2021.

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Citigroup Helping World Governments Build Digital Currencies, CEO Says

The multinational banking giant has been calling digital currency all but inevitable since 2014.

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said sovereign digital currency is inevitable.

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Central Bank of Bahamas Launches Landmark 'Sand Dollar' Digital Currency

The Bahamas has officially launched the world's first national digital currency, the sand dollar.

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Fed Chairman Powell to Speak About Digital Currencies Next Week at IMF

It is not immediately known if Powell’s remarks will include his thoughts on a digital dollar.

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Central Banks Haven't Made a Good Case for Digital Currencies: WSJ's Heard on the Street

Central banks are rushing into digital currencies without considering how the risks might outweigh any benefits, the column argues.

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The Bahamas Reveal Details, October Date of Landmark Central Bank Digital Currency Debut

The Bahamas has unveiled key details of its historic launch of a central bank digital currency, now slated to debut on Oct. 20.

The Bahamas' Sand Dollar central bank digital currency will begin a "gradual national" debut on Oct. 20.

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Former Central Bank Official: Japan Should Take a Digital Yen Seriously

In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen.

Tetsuya Inoue, formerly of the Bank of Japan, and now a chief researcher at the Nomura Research Institute. (CoinDesk Japan)

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