Brazillian Central Bank Invites New Participants to CBDC Pilot Program
The Brazilian Central Bank is opening the drex CBDC pilot to new entrants, aiming to test more advanced use cases and privacy solutions for the project’s second phase. Thirteen use cases have been confirmed, including ca...
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