Bank of Japan Governor Stresses Need to Prepare for Digital Currency Launch
The central bank will begin digital currency experiments later this spring.
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Mar 16, 2021 at 11:40 a.m. UTC
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Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of Digital Yen Initiative
The central bank's most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks.
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Jul 31, 2020 at 11:56 a.m. UTC
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Bank of Japan Forms New Team to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen.
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Jul 20, 2020 at 9:41 a.m. UTC
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US Stimulus Plan Is Steadying Global Markets While Crypto Takes a Dip
The $2 trillion stimulus deal in the U.S. wasn’t enough to keep many cryptocurrencies from taking a dip Wednesday.
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Mar 25, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
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Japan Doesn't Need a Digital Yen, Asserts BOJ Official
A digital yen could have serious unintended consequences, the Bank of Japan's deputy governor warned.
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Mar 6, 2020 at 5:37 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads.
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Mar 2, 2020 at 8:27 p.m. UTC
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Japan Must Be Ready if Demand for Digital Yen 'Soars': Central Bank Official
Japan needs to keep researching a central bank digital currency, even if it won't launch one just yet, accord to the Bank of Japan's deputy governor.
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Jan 30, 2020 at 10:49 a.m. UTC
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Bank of Japan: Adopting Central Bank Crypto Would Mean Dropping Cash
A Bank of Japan official has ruled out the launch of a central bank digital currency because to do so may require the country to abandon cash.
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Jul 5, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Central Banks Say Blockchain Could Shake Up Securities Settlement
The second report from the project 'Stella' initiative explores applications of distributed ledger technology to the securities settlement process.
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Mar 27, 2018 at 3:45 p.m. UTC
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DLT Not Ready to Replace Settlement Systems, ECB and BoJ Say
The Bank of Japan and the ECB have said that blockchain technology is too "immature" to replace their real-time settlement systems.
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Sep 6, 2017 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
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