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CDCROP: David Chaum, PrivaTegrity, discusses "Cryptocurrencies 101: Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything you need to know" during the final day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 09, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)
David Chaum Rolls Out Privacy-Protecting CBDC Technology
The “godfather of cryptocurrency” suggested a CBDC design for a pilot with the Swiss National Bank.
CDCROP: David Chaum, PrivaTegrity, discusses "Cryptocurrencies 101: Bitcoin, Ethereum and everything you need to know" during the final day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 09, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)

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Swiss National Bank Has No Plans for a Digital Currency: Report
The Swiss National Bank tested the feasibility of CBDCs in 2020.
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Bank of France, Swiss National Bank Begin Cross-Border CBDC Experiment
The banks will experiment with cross-border settlements of two wholesale CBDCs and a French digital financial instrument on a distributed ledger technology platform.
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Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows 'Feasibility' for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results.
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Thomas Jordan, president Swiss National Bank
Swiss Central Banker: Bitcoin 'More Investment Than Currency'
The chairman of Swiss National Bank said yesterday that he sees bitcoin more as an investment than a currency.
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Swiss Central Banker: Blockchain Turning Finance 'On Its Head'
Swiss National Bank president Thomas Jordan says the central bank is in discussions with regulators and other central banks about blockchain.
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