Brazilian Central Bank: CBDC Designed to Help New Businesses
The Brazilian Central Bank says that its central bank digital currency (CBDC) – the digital real – is being designed to help now domestic businesses grow. The bank is also looking to tighten the regulations surrounding c...
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The newspaper O Globo reported that Roberto Campos Neto, the bank’s governor, confirmed that the digital real is set to begin the first stage of its pilot in March....
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