The rollout will see a continuation of onboarding existing customers and new customers, allowing two additional wallet providers, who are currently conducting testing, to distribute CBDCs to their customers, and the testing of transactions between customers of various participating wallet providers. Source link … [Read more...] about Jamaica Completes CBDC Pilot, Expects Rollout Later This Year
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French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments
The Banque de France said it completed the first stage of its experiments into a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) and plans to move on to the next phase, focusing on cross-border payments.France’s central bank has been exploring the use of a CBDC for the exchange of money between financial institutions since March 2020.The final stage of the first tranche of … [Read more...] about French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments
Risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs completes $15M strategic round
Market surveillance firm Solidus Labs completed a $15 million strategic round led by Liberty City Ventures on Friday. GSR and Exor Seeds also participated in the financing. This follows the company's $20 million Series A that concluded in May. Solidus' investors also include former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo and former SEC commissioner Troy Paredes. The company hired … [Read more...] about Risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs completes $15M strategic round
Central Bank of Sri Lanka completes proof-of-concept KYC platform
A report presented to Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal on Monday detailed the results of a now-completed Know-Your-Customer, or KYC, proof-of-concept project. The project Sri Lanka's central bank, also known as the CBSL, included 3 collaborators who developed the Blockchain-based KYC platform concept. The KYC platform was also tested by the CBSL and 10 … [Read more...] about Central Bank of Sri Lanka completes proof-of-concept KYC platform
Binance completes Polygon wallet integration
Binance has fully integrated the Polygon (MATIC) mainnet onto its platform, according to a press release. From now on, Binance traders can deposit and withdraw MATIC through their Binance accounts while also interacting with decentralized applications, or DApps, like Sushiswap, Balancer, Aave, and more. This integration is meant to ensure that traders can utilize said DApps … [Read more...] about Binance completes Polygon wallet integration