Hong Kong Monetary Authority provides update on retail CBDC that may become DeFi onramp
The monetary authority is developing a wholesale CBDC separately and earlier; it is looking at prospective retail use cases despite the lack of an “imminent role” for the currency.
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The monetary authority is developing a wholesale CBDC separately and earlier; it is looking at prospective retail use cases despite the lack of an “imminent role” for the currency.
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