The Vice president of Ghana sees a future for digital currencies in Africa
As the world moves towards digitization, Ghana’s vice president has called on Africa countries to embrace digital currencies, according to him, this will help facilitate trade between the countries. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana’s vice president, argues that African governments must embrace digital currencies in order to promote trade across the continent. Bawumia made his case […]
Amazon is looking to hire a blockchain and digital currency savvy individual
Amazon announced a new position on thursday, criteria for the job requires a deep understanding of blockchain, digital currency and cryptocurrency ecosystems. With a new big hire within its payments-focused division, tech giant Amazon is looking to get into digital currency and blockchain development. The payments acceptance and experience team at Amazon is looking for […]
Bank of Korea selects GroundX for their digital currency project
The Bank of Korea has selected Kakao’s blockchain arm to conduct digital won trials. Additionally, ConsenSys, a major Ethereum software startup , will contribute its technology to CBDC simulations in South Korea, which will be conducted by Ground X. In order to support its digital currency experiments, the South Korean central bank has selected a […]
An “Investigation Phase” has been approved For the European Central Bank’s CBDC
Central banks around the world are moving for a digital currency, the European Central bank as part of this development has approved an investigative phase for its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). By approving an investigative phase, the European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a significant step toward the launch of its sovereign digital […]
UAE’s Central Bank sees a digital currency as part of its goal for 2023-2026
Amongst the different priorities laid out by UAE regulators, the need for a digital currency seems to be one of them and it is all set to go in for major digital strategy as part of its 2023-26 roadmap. The UAE Central Bank has defined its priorities for the years 2023-2026, with the goal of […]