Tassat blockchain to join FedNow service with B2B onramp as pilot prepares for launch

Blockchain operator Tassat announced March 14 that it will provide access to the United States Federal Reserve’s FedNow payment system. FedNow, which will launch as a pilot project later this year, wi...

SWIFT Sees Positive Outcomes From Pilot Tests

Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs developments continue to run in full swing. Of late, renowned banking institutions saw “clear potential and value” in SWIFT’s experimental CBDC Connector pilot...

BCB Group pauses US dollar payments pilot after Signature Bank closure

BCB Group, a London-based provider of payment services and business accounts for crypto firms, halted a planned U.S. dollar payments program after regulators shut down Signature Bank earlier today. &#...

Digital Real Pilot to Run on Ethereum-Compatible, Permissioned Blockchain – Finance Bitcoin News

According to the Central Bank of Brazil, the digital real pilot project will use an Ethereum-compatible, permissioned blockchain for the issuance of the tokenized version of the country’s currency. Hy...

SWIFT’s CBDC pilot test shows promising results for cross-border payment

On March 9, SWIFT, the global interbank messaging platform, released a statement announcing positive outcomes from their pilot test connecting various Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The enco...

Swift’s phase two CBDC pilot program takes flight

Swift’s phase two CBDC pilot program is set to revolutionize cross-border payments by exploring the potential benefits and challenges of integrating digital currencies with Swift’s platform. Swift, th...

Brazil Central Bank Kicks Off Digital Currency Pilot Test

Brazil has started a pilot program for its Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC, becoming the latest country to experiment with the digital version of its national currency. The move is part of the ...

Brazil Begins CBDC Pilot With Public Use Scheduled for 2024: Report

The Central Bank of Brazil has commenced testing of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, expected to foster an increased inclusion of individuals in the financial sector. Also, the Thaila...

BIS successfully completes retail CBDC pilot called Project Icebreaker

Ad The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully completed a pilot retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot called Project Icebreaker, according to a March 6 press release. Th...

Australia’s Reserve Bank launches CBDC pilot.

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) continue to grow. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is the latest entrant to delve into CBDCs’ real-life utility.  Central banks worldwide have explored the p...

Australia’s Central Bank Selects CBDC Use Cases As It Prepares For Pilot Study

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) published a report on Wednesday outlining its selected use case proposals of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) alongside their respective providers. This repor...

Pilot Test For Brazil’s CBDC ‘Digital Real’ Successfully Completed

3 hours ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News Mercado Bitcoin announced the successful completion of a series of pilot tests. The Stellar public blockchain was utilized for the experiments. The Brazilian gov...

Brazilian Digital Real Passes Public Blockchain Pilot Test With Flying Colors – News Bitcoin News

A tokenized version of the digital real, the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), has passed a public blockchain pilot test successfully. The test, which was carried out by Mercado Bitcoin,...

Bored Ape Band Curates NFT-Gated Playlist For Spotify Pilot

Music streaming giant Spotify is piloting NFT playlists that can only unlocked by holders, a new service that would enable Web3 communities to curate music specifically for members. Only a handful of ...

Spotify Runs Pilot for Token-Enabled Playlists with NFT Partners

Spotify is testing a new service – “token-enabled playlists” – with one of its partners to enable non-fungible token (NFT) holders to connect their wallets and access curated music. It is currently in...

FedEx pilot leaders approve strike authorization vote

FedEx Express pilots picket outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The union representing FedEx pilots unanimously ...

Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen CBDC Pilot Later This Year – Bitcoin News

The Bank of Japan is preparing to launch a pilot test for a digital yen, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), later this year. Shinichi Uchida, executive director of the Bank of Japan, explained ...

Japan To Launch CBDC Pilot In April, What’s Ahead?

As blockchain innovation and digital finance evolve across the globe, central banks have started designing their central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The latest report shows that the central bank o...

Ukraine Prepones Pilot Launch of Digital Hryvnia To 2023

Altcoin News When the pilot phase was first proposed, it was set to begin in 2024. The Stellar Development Foundation was selected as a partner by the ministry. Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister in charg...

Japan Is Set to Launch Digital Yen (CBDC) Pilot in April

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage On Friday, Japan’s central bank announced that it will begin a pilot program in April to test a digital yen. This is part of a gl...

Japan Announces Launch of New CBDC Pilot This April

The Bank of Japan has announced plans to roll out a new pilot for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) program in April. A CBDC is a digital version of a state’s fiat currency—like the U.S. dollar...

Japan to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot in April 2023

In April of 2023, Japan intends to launch a pilot program for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), even if the country does not permit the use of international stablecoins like Tether (USDT). It in...

Bank Of Russia Set To Roll Out Pilot CBDC As…

The Bank of Russia is all set to roll out the first consumer pilot of the country’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), with the pilot set to launch as early as the 1st of April, 2023.  The pilot wi...

Russia to roll out CBDC pilot with real consumers in April

The Bank of Russia is preparing to roll out the first consumer pilot for the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) on April 1, 2023. Russia’s central bank is set to soon debut the first real-w...

Russia to Launch CBDC First Consumer Pilot of CBDC on April 1

10 hours ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News The planned CBDC pilot will include actual businesses and real consumers. The participating financial institutions have technically validated their preparedness...

The Bank of Japan to launch its CBDC pilot before May

Japan, a nation where foreign stablecoins like Tether (USDT) are prohibited, plans to begin its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot in April 2023. It aims to include private businesses and test...

Japan All Set to Launch CBDC Pilot Program in April This Year

11 hours ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News BOJ has been working on this for the last two years. Uchida also intends to achieve better designs via conversations with private enterprises. Many nations incr...

Bank of Japan to launch its CBDC pilot in April, following…

The Bank of Japan plans to launch its CBDC pilot in April 2023. The pilot project will commence after the proof-of-concept testing is completed.  In his opening remarks at the Fifth Meeting of the Lia...

Japan to conduct a pilot program for circulating digital yen 

Japan’s central bank announced on Feb. 17 that a pilot program to evaluate the usage of a digital yen would begin in April. The country joins a growing list of nations attempting to overtake leading C...

Japan CBDC Pilot Gets Go Ahead for April

The Bank of Japan has announced it will launch its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot, the digital yen, in April. It joins a roster of Asian countries issuing CBDCs. CBDCs have been rising in ...

Japan to launch CBDC pilot program for issuance of digital Yen

Ad Bank of Japan director Uchida Shinichi said that the apex bank would launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program to test the use of digital yen from April. The Bank of Japan launche...

Japan will launch its CBDC pilot in April

As Japan and the rest of the world’s central banks begin to initiate the move into CBDCs, Bitcoin becomes far more necessary to provide citizens with options. BoJ CBDC rollout is close After 2 years o...