{"id":81810,"date":"2024-06-18T18:09:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=81810"},"modified":"2024-06-18T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:12:04","slug":"national-australia-bank-halts-audn-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/national-australia-bank-halts-audn-project\/","title":{"rendered":"National Australia Bank Halts AUDN Project\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just a year after first disclosing its intentions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/national-australia-bank-blocks-crypto-exchanges-citing-scams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Australia Bank<\/a> is said to have abandoned the development of its own stablecoin, AUDN.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"National Australia Bank Halts AUDN Project\" class=\"wp-image-81811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183-750x422.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183-1140x641.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/croc_1718747922183.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Australia Bank Halts AUDN Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, the team behind developing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/s\/stablecoin.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethereum-based stablecoin<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> at National Australia Bank (NAB), one of Australia's four biggest financial institutions, has quietly stopped working on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian Financial Review has learned of this development without revealing its sources. According to the report, the AUDN team is now developing Ubiquity, a new stablecoin with the backing of Concave, Merit Circle, and Animoca Brands, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian bank ANZ Bank, which is creating the stablecoin A$DC, is apparently working with the Ubiquity team as well.\u00a0NAB had not released any public remarks regarding the issue as of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAB intended to introduce a stablecoin on the Ethereum and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/applied-blockchain-to-build-a-trustless-bridge-connecting-algorand-and-ethereum.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Algorand blockchains<\/a>, making it the second financial institution in Australia to do so.\u00a0The bank aimed to allow consumers to settle transactions with AUDN on blockchain in real time using Australian dollars, according to a January 2023 story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of uses, such as &#8220;carbon credit trading, overseas m<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/a-comparative-analysis-money-transfers-in-traditional-banking-vs-cryptocurrency.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oney transfers<\/a>, and repurchase agreements,&#8221; were also anticipated to be made more accessible by the stablecoin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a year after first disclosing its intentions, the National Australia Bank is said to have abandoned the development of its own stablecoin, AUDN.\u00a0 According to reports, the team behind developing the Ethereum-based stablecoin at National Australia Bank (NAB), one of Australia&#8217;s four biggest financial institutions, has quietly stopped working on it. 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