‘No Plan to Issue CBDC’ — Bank of Japan Governor
Haruhiko Kuroda, the governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), has said the bank is currently not planning to launch a digital currency. The remarks come just a few days after the BOJ announced the commencement of the second phase of central bank digital currency experiments. Role of CBDC in People’s Lives The governor of the BOJ, Haruhiko Kuroda, recently disclosed the central bank’s stance on issuing a digital currency has not changed — it will not issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The governor, however, insisted the BOJ will still continue “to....
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Earlier today, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it began experimenting with the possibility of issuing its own central-bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank first entertained the idea of a CBDC back in February. Now, the decision to ramp up their timeline coincides with other nations making strides in creating their own digital currency. China recently laid out its plans to create a digitized Yuan, with several pilot programs already under its belt. […]