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Do We Really Need CBDCs?
The global race for leadership in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) started with China charging forward with its digital yuan project and all other nations rushing to ca...
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The Digital Dollar Foundation and Accenture to Launch Digital Dollar Pilots
The Digital Dollar Foundation and Accenture to Launch Digital Dollar Pilots
The Digital Dollar Foundation and Accenture announced they’re launching five pilot programs to test the US central bank digital currency (CBDC) design and uses.
The Digital Dollar Foundation and Accenture to Launch Digital Dollar Pilots

As Crypto Market Booms, Central Banks Around the World Develop CBDCs to Catch Up
As Crypto Market Booms, Central Banks Around the World Develop CBDCs to Catch Up
From Sweden to South Africa, central banks around the world are developing digital currencies. John Velisarrios, Central Bank Digital Currency Lead at Accenture, discusses wha...
As Crypto Market Booms, Central Banks Around the World Develop CBDCs to Catch Up

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Accenture, HSBC, Seba Bank Among Bank of France’s Eight CBDC Finalists
The Bank of France’s central bank digital currency experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked.
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Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC
The Digital Dollar Project's first white paper describes how a two-tiered system underpinning a tokenized dollar could modernize the U.S. financial system.
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Hyperledger Conference Shows Where Blockchain Can Fight Global Warming
Social impact took center stage at this year's Hyperledger Global Forum, with perhaps less of an emphasis on banking consortia and trade finance blockchains.
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Sweden's Central Bank Finally Embraces DLT, but Only in Simulation Mode
Riksbank's e-krona pilot will run on distributed ledger tech, but the entire project will be operated as only a simulation through at least 2021.
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Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central...
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Accenture Will Board Corporates Onto Marco Polo Shipping Blockchain
Accenture plans to help TradeIX create new use cases beyond banking for buyers and sellers within trade finance after backing the Marco Polo tech partner.
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Accenture Picked to Build Sweden's E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot
Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot.
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