Bank of Japan pumps the brakes on digital currency
In brief The Bank of Japan is slowing talk of a digital yen and calls for further international scrutiny on CBDCs. After lawmakers in Japan had initially signaled that the country could move qui…
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Demand for digital currency could soar in Japan, says central bank official
The deputy governor of Japan’s central bank said today that it must get ready to issue digital currencies, given the rapidly changing world of global payment and settlement systems. Depending on…
Is Japan considering a digital currency?
Nations across the globe are working on digital currencies, with Japan the latest to dip its toe in the water. Although the Bank of Japan’s deputy governor stated earlier this year that it had n…