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First blockchain-based digital currency

March 21 , 2019 2077 days 809 0
  • Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Barbados-based fintech company, Bitt Inc have signed a pact to conduct a blockchain-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
  • It is a pilot project within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).
  • This is the first of its kind in the world and will involve a securely minted and issued digital version of the EC dollar (DXCD).
  • Also, EC Dollar will be the world’s first digital legal tender currency to be issued by a central bank on blockchain.
 

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