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The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has launched the first phase of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project, focusing on the settlement of large payments between large banks. The project, which will run until October, focuses on distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, liquidity and securities trading. The QCB began studying CBDC technology in March 2022 and confirmed the launch of the project in June of the same year. QCB Governor Sheikh Bandar bin Mohamed bin Saoud al-Thani sa...

2024-06-03 21:09:59