Hong Kong, BIS explorează monede stabile susținute de CBDC în prototipul de vânzare cu amănuntul

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre has completed its central bank digital currency (CBDC) study, Project Aurum, which examined the feasibility of intermediated CBDCs and CBDC-backed stablecoins.

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Fapte rapide

• The BIS said in a report released on Friday that the Aurum prototype provides a solid basis for furthering the exploration and testing of Hong Kong’s retail CBDC, the e-HKD.
• „Aducerea la viață a monedelor stabile susținute de CBDC nu a mai fost niciodată făcută înainte și, prin urmare, am simțit că acest lucru ar putea completa corpul tot mai mare de cercetări privind monedele stabile din sectorul privat”, a scris BIS în raport.
• The BIS study was conducted in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, and a prototype was completed in July, the BIS said.
• In the prototype, the BIS said that a CBDC-backed stablecoin can only be issued by issuing banks, and the banks can then use it to pay other banks or end users.
• HKMA a spus în septembrie that it had carried out two rounds of market consultation on technical design and key policy.
• Also in September, Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA, planuri comune for a series of e-HKD trials in the fourth quarter this year with banks and technology firms.

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