Pilot

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has urged caution in launching a central bank digital currency, as the retail pilot project now reaches over 5 million users. India’s central bank digital currency platform has crossed the 5…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off the coast of Japan in November, killing all eight crew members, was caused by a gearbox failure and the pilot's decision-making contributed, a U.S. Air Force…

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is set to take a significant step towards modernizing the domestic payments infrastructure with a public trial launch of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the digital…

Mastercard has launched its Mastercard Crypto Credential program, enabling the “test-first peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions” using pseudonyms instead of long, complex blockchain addresses. This new system aims to simplify cryptocurrency…

Palau is touting its pilot of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) based on Ripple technology. Despite minor challenges, the feedback from the pilot conducted on Ripple’s CBDC platform has been positive.  A successful CBDC pilot  During…

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Over the past two years, the Asian region has been racing to launch Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and the Digital Won is the latest to enter a critical stage, per a recent report. Bank of Korea Partners with Financial…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled a pilot program for the live issuance of a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) denominated in Singapore dollars. The announcement was made by the Managing Director of MAS, Ravi…

In a press release, Marathon Digital Holdings announced a partnership with Nodal Power, a renewable energy developer and operator, to launch a pilot project for mining bitcoin powered solely with energy derived from landfill methane. The…

© Reuters. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is progressing with its groundbreaking Helvetia Phase III pilot program, marking a significant shift from the testing to the actual implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).…