A New Era in Australia: First CBDC Transaction Is Made
As part of a pilot study for the country’s possible CBDC, Australia has completed its first foreign exchange transaction using the eAUD. This is occurring at a time when several nations are showing an interest in learning more about digital currencies issued by their central banks or perhaps launching their own.
The FX operation was one of several trials run as the nation investigates possible applications for a CBDC. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Center (DFCRC) started the pilot program .
Canvas, a Blockchain Company, Made the Test Transaction
Canvas said on May 17 that DigitalX and TAF Capital, managers of cryptocurrency funds have traded eAUD against the stablecoin USD Coin . Canvas said that the transaction cleared quickly, claiming victory over “slow, expensive and error-prone” conventional FX and remittance networks .The FX operation was one of several trials run as the nation investigates possible applications for a CBDC. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Center (DFCRC) started the pilot program .
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