France’s central bank has concluded that further examination of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is needed following its initial experiments.The Banque de France’s experiment commenced in March 2020, with results published Monday.“We have demonstrated that a wholesale CBDC would be of benefit for cross-border and cross-currency payments as it would improve the … [Read more...] about Banque de France Calls for Further Examination of Wholesale CBDCs
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Banque de France tests digital currency-based securities settlement
The central bank of France — Banque de France — is continuing its work on the development of a European central bank digital currency (CBDC).On Monday the bank officially announced the successful completion of a CBDC experiment with major Switzerland-based cryptocurrency bank SEBA.Conducted in collaboration with SEBA, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, and Luxembourg central … [Read more...] about Banque de France tests digital currency-based securities settlement