Bank of Tanzania Hints at Possible Crypto Ban Reversal as Spokesman Confirms ...
In a hint that Tanzania might soon reverse its 2019 crypto ban, an unnamed spokesperson of the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) recently suggested the apex bank is “working on the directives given.” The remarks by the spokesperson follow Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s call on the country’s finance chiefs to prepare for cryptocurrencies. BOT Move Commended In a speech delivered shortly after El Salvador made bitcoin legal, President Hassan pointed to the inevitability of cryptocurrencies. However, as one report explains, the central bank spokesperson did not reveal....
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While the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) executives continue to reiterate the central bank’s willingness to heed the government’s call to prepare for cryptocurrencies, some economists insist Tanzania lacks the resources needed for it to adopt such digital currencies.
Economists: Tanzania an Unsuitable Candidate
In their views, published by the Citizen following the BOT’s latest update, Tanzania’s cryptocurrency opponents argue that a lack of resources makes it “difficult to participate in worldwide trade.”
For instance, the Citizen....
Florens Luoga, the governor of the Bank of Tanzania, said the apex bank has kickstarted preparations for a central bank digital currency. He said the bank was doing this to ensure Tanzania is not left behind as other countries adopt digital currencies.
Keeping Abreast With Developments on the Continent
The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has started preparations for its digital currency to ensure the country is not left behind others in adopting central bank digital currencies (CBDC), a Bloomberg report has said.
The announcement follows reports that Zanzibar — an....
Tanzania has reportedly started exploring a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The country is following the footsteps of Nigeria, which launched its own digital currency last month. Other African countries have similarly announced plans to launch CBDCs. Tanzania Explores CBDC According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, Bank of Tanzania Governor Florens Luoga announced the […]
President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s positive stance on crypto could see Tanzania’s central bank reversing its previous cryptocurrency prohibition. The Bank of Tanzania is reportedly working to overturn its ban on crypto amid favorable cryptocurrency comments made by the country’s president.According to Reuters, Tanzania’s central bank has begun working on directives from the country’s federal government that could see a reversal of its November 2019 crypto ban.As previously reported by Cointelegraph, president Hassan urged the central bank to begin exploring Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets....
Japanese banking giant Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has confirmed experiments on the rumored “MUFJ Coin”, a digital currency that could soon become the world’s first ever digital currency issued by a major bank. A spokesman for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has, in a statement to Reuters, confirmed that the bank is experimenting on a “coin” issued by the bank that is underpinned by blockchain technology, like bitcoin. The spokesman was addressing a recent report from prominent Japanese national daily newspaper, The Asahi Shimbun. The publication cited sources who revealed that the bank will....