Banque de France tests 'whole lifecycle of CBDC' in landmark transaction
January 19, 2021, 3:33PM EST · 2 min read
Quick Take
- The parties involved claim the trial is the first time a CBDC has been issued onto a live market infrastructure.
- SETL, the London-based blockchain firm, helped facilitate the trade.
France’s central bank says it has completed a transaction using a wholesale central bank digital currency for the first time.
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