Source: Tech – South China Morning PostThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has decided to focus development of the e-HKD on wholesale applications because the central bank digital currency (CBDC) has stronger potential value in large transactions than in daily retail use.
The city’s de facto central bank announced the decision on Tuesday after a second phase of e-HKD trials that tested its usability and efficiency in both retail and wholesale scenarios over the past year. A CBDC is a digital version of a fiat currency built using…Read More