Blockchain & crypto news from India
Shaktikanta Das, the governor of India’s central bank, has said recently that their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has amassed more than 5 million users. However, there should be no rush to implement a system-wide CBDC. The chief official of the Reserve Bank of India spoke recently at a conference in Bengaluru on Monday. India’s…
The retail pilot for RBI’s CBDC, launched December last year, is now in its fifth month. With over five thousand merchants enrolled to participate by eight banks, the e-Rupee is the answer to the rise of cryptocurrencies as a payment medium, and will be the national digital currency of India with the use of a…
Many firsts are being created during the retail trial phase of e-Rupee, India’s answer to Bitcoin and the onslaught of cryptocurrencies. The latest in the news are payment platforms and retail chains announcing their integration of the CBDC. Reliance Retail has shared it has integrated e-rupee into the Freshpik stores to begin with. This has…
The e-Rupee is the CBDC or central bank digital currency of India, to be launched in the near future to keep the threat of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin at bay. The retail and wholesale pilots of the CBDC are the most recent stages of the digital rupee that will help test and improve upon the design…
The ongoing World Economic Forum at Davos is a meeting place of the big names of the world. This year, crypto and blockchain businesses have a lot at stake after a year full of turbulence. Several scams and collapses have hit the trust factor. An unlikely competition has now emerged in the form of CBDCs…
At an event organized in New Delhi, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das shared his views on cryptocurrencies, their nature and the threat posed to India’s economy. According to him, the perceived value of cryptocurrencies is nothing and is “make-believe”. RB Governor Shaktikanta Das pointed to the fact that there is no underlying value in cryptocurrencies. He…
Turkey’s central bank has reported carrying out the first payment transaction on their Digital Lira network, their CBDC in pilot phase. In the subsequent stages, the network looks forward to the participation of banks and fintech firms for closed-circuit testing. A press release from the organization said: “Against this backdrop, the CBRT will continue to…
Friedrich Hayek was a well-known economist of the Austrian School, and the author of several important works, including ‘Law, Language and Liberty’, a multi-volume edition that carries important ideas on the evolution of social institutions. The basic premise of his ideas is that laws, language, morals, and other such social phenomenon, are natural and spontaneous…
After the killing of the multi-headed Ravana this year, the multi-token cryptocurrency demon is next. The RBI has released a detailed concept note on how this is to be achieved. The pilot launch of e-rupee may happen sometime before March 31, 2022, as was declared in this year’s budget speech. The FinTech department of RBI…
There is an ongoing race to build national digital currencies, and a recent IMF report states that around 100 countries are in various stages of developing their CBDCs or central bank digital currencies. India too has officially announced its CBDC plans in the recent budget in 2022, and the Indian CBDC is expected to be…