Collection of Articles about Central Bank Digital Currencies

🇨🇳 Tencent & China's BigTech Crackdown | Japan's Digital Currency | Social Commerce | NFT is WOTY

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Newsletters • 10 min read

🇨🇳 Tencent & China's BigTech Crackdown | Japan's Digital Currency | Social Commerce | NFT is WOTY

Wiser! #47: Tencent are the latest to fall foul of China's BigTech Crackdown; consortium of Japanese banks launch a digital currency; the rise of social commerce, plus much more.…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Nov 2021

Japan's Digital Yen: a Viable Alternative to Stablecoins and CBDCs?

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Essays • 5 min read

Japan's Digital Yen: a Viable Alternative to Stablecoins and CBDCs?

Wiser! Essay: Plans to launch a digital Japanese yen have been unveiled by a consortium of over 70 banks. It's not a CBDC or a stablecoin but it offers a real alternative to either of them.…

Rick Huckstep • 25 Nov 2021

😵 Deepfakes in the Metaverse | Substack | NFTs | Nigeria's CBDC | Xbox

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Newsletters • 13 min read

😵 Deepfakes in the Metaverse | Substack | NFTs | Nigeria's CBDC | Xbox

Wiser! #46: deepfakes in the Metaverse; Substack lose the plot, Tarantino sued over NFTs; Nigeria launch CBDC and Xbox hits 20.…

Rick Huckstep • 19 Nov 2021

🤖 China's CBDC Rollout | Twitter's AI Bias Revealed | Uber Save Lives | and more...

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Newsletters • 8 min read

🤖 China's CBDC Rollout | Twitter's AI Bias Revealed | Uber Save Lives | and more...

Wiser #37: China's CBDC rollout is on track according to expert Richard Turrin; Twitter opens up its algorithms to scrutiny for AI bias; Uber saves lives and a roundup of the top stories from September.…

Rick Huckstep • 01 Oct 2021

Facebook's World Domination Strategy: Novi, a connected wallet for a connected world

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Insights • 11 min read

Facebook's World Domination Strategy: Novi, a connected wallet for a connected world

Newsletter #28 (Premium): Novi is Facebook's digital wallet. It allows users to move digital money between Facebook's apps for free and easily. And it's is going to be hugely disruptive. You only have to look to China and WeChat to see what is going to happen.…

Rick Huckstep • 20 Aug 2021

⌚︎Apple's Dominance of Wearables | CBDC | Elon Musk | TikTok Radio | Blind Robots

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Newsletters • 7 min read

⌚︎Apple's Dominance of Wearables | CBDC | Elon Musk | TikTok Radio | Blind Robots

Wiser! #17: Apple has built a formidable lead in Wearables...in plain sight! Plus CBDCs, Musk in trouble again and TikTok goes into Radio.…

Rick Huckstep • 04 Jun 2021

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Insights • 10 min read

China's Journey to a Cashless Society

Wiser! #14 (Premium): Central Bank Digital Currencies are coming. It's not a question of whether, but when. And China has stolen the march and is years ahead of the rest of the world.…

Rick Huckstep • 14 May 2021

⚔️ Battle Stations! Apple v Epic & EU | Lemonade's Daniel Schreiber | Crypto | Facebook | Spotify | Peloton

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Newsletters • 9 min read

⚔️ Battle Stations! Apple v Epic & EU | Lemonade's Daniel Schreiber | Crypto | Facebook | Spotify | Peloton

Wiser! #13: Epic Games are suing Apple for monopolistic behaviour in the AppStore. Ethereum hits an all-time high. CBDCs are coming. And Lemonade, the true disruptors in Insurance?…

Rick Huckstep • 07 May 2021

🇨🇳 China's Digital Economy | AI Regulations | Bitcoin | Neeva | uiPath

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Newsletters • 8 min read

🇨🇳 China's Digital Economy | AI Regulations | Bitcoin | Neeva | uiPath

Wiser! #10: The EU proposals for regulating AI are wide-reaching. Plus strategic insights on crypto, Bitcoin, cashless society and CBDCs,…

Rick Huckstep • 23 Apr 2021