Once the law is clear "expect the traditional banks to be unleashed in the stablecoin market, and stablecoin payments to be an option from your bank account sometime this decade," crypto lobbyist Chris Hayes and Chris Ostrowski write. #PolicyWeek Opinion trib.al/QiNJIAF

Who wants to ban cash????? No one. There is no 'drive to ban cash'. Ross Clark A well designed CBDC can empower the end user who is being squeezed by big tech and the banking system. Why central bank digital currencies are terrible spectator.co.uk/article/why-ca… via The Spectator

Today's #Fintech Digest includes Banco Central do Brasil reportedly aiming to launch its central bank digital currency (#CBDC) in 2024, the BIS Innovation Hub's 2023 work program, and an etonec Bitcoin Lightning network explainer. kiffmeister.com/2023/02/08/kif…

Thank you Jeremy Allaire - jda.eth / jdallaire.sol, Dante Disparte and Circle people for highlighting the payments use cases that will open up. SODA - Public Digital Money

On point article by Gillian Tett highlighting the culture clash I see every day. The BASEL TRIBE and the TECH TRIBE are mixing more than I ever thought possible; when will we see symbiosis? Daniel Eidan Central banks going crypto. Is it a good idea? ft.com/content/a75efd…

🎉 We're excited to announce that Joachim Samuelsson, CEO at Crunchfish, will join us as a panelist at the upcoming #DEC23. Join us on March 31, 2023, to meet Joachim and other leading experts in the industry. 🎟️Secure your spot: eventbrite.de/e/digital-euro…

Team SODA - Public Digital Money in Frankfurt for the inaugural Digital Euro Association conference. John Kiff A terrific programme from Dr. Jonas Gross and team.

Today's #Fintech Digest includes Coinbase International Exchange launching following regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, and Bhutanese government #bitcoin mining revelations. kiffmeister.com/2023/05/02/kif…

CBDC testing on blockchain!! 🚀👊💪

Thank you Digital Monetary Institute for a terrific programme over the last 2 day at the annual London symposium. SODA - Public Digital Money Ripple OMFIF

Today's #Fintech Digest includes a European Parliament study that assesses the ECB’s progress reports on the digital euro from a legal perspective, and the HKMA launching a new “hands-on” phase of its e-HKD #CBDC research program. kiffmeister.com/2023/05/18/kif…

On business strategy stage now, hear James Belding from Tokenized, Kumaraguru Ramanujam from Intrasettle and Chris Ostrowski from SODA - Public Digital Money chatting about CBDCs #LDNBlockchain23

'To better understand #blockchain technology, Magyar Nemzeti Bank has developed an innovative programme to use and experiment with #blockchain #technology in a live field environment.' Read the full article by reps at SODA - Public Digital Money and Magyar Nemzeti Bank. buff.ly/43zbnDT

This session will discuss the business case for #remittances and #cryptocurrencies as an opportunity for central banks to promote #CBDC.

Part of the panel discussion was on #CBDC, Blockchain and cryptocurrency in remittance space by: ◾Ahmed Faragallah World Bank ◾Barry Cooper Cenfri ◾Richard Makai Central Bank of Nigeria ◾Alain Martin Thales Group ◾Chris Ostrowski SODA - Public Digital Money

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*WHY WE NEED PUBLIC DIGITAL MONEY* Nigel Farage (unintentionally) makes the case for a CBDC!! HUMAN RIGHTS AND NIGEL WRONGED - Payments: Banks, Big Tech and CBDCs linkedin.com/pulse/human-ri… via LinkedIn

'Hungary for #fintech: a Global Government Fintech interview with the Central Bank of Hungary’s Anikó Szombati' - talking #blockchain, #NFTs, #CBDCs and more globalgovernmentfintech.com/hungary-fintec… Magyar Nemzeti Bank SODA - Public Digital Money #TuchelOut Global Government Forum #Hungary #digitalmoney #innovation

Visa has launched pilot programs with merchant acquirers, Worldpay and Nuvei, to expand its stablecoin settlement capabilities and support USDC payments across different blockchains, such as Solana and Ethereum. usa.visa.com/about-visa/new…

Delighted to be working with the Magyar Nemzeti Bank on this.