The report, “Crypto, What Is It Good For? An Overview of Cryptocurrency Use Cases,” is more or less an overview of 30 cryptocurrencies, and blockchain users and providers, divided up into four categories.
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WEF: Coronavirus proves blockchain is needed
Blockchain solves ‘a key technology problem’ in making supply chains more visible and resilient
The disruption of supply chains worldwide by coronavirus shows blockchain is needed as a tool of trade, according to the World Economic Forum.
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WEF group wants to write the rules for digital currencies
Facebook’s Libra proposal forced central bankers to wake up to the need for a common set of rules governing stable coins and other cryptocurrencies
The World Economic Forum has established a global consortium focused on creating a framework for the governance of digital currencies, including government-backed stablecoins pegged to an underlying asset, such as the yen, euro or the U.S. dollar.
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A fifth of the world’s population to use CBDCs in 3 years, says BIS
The Bank for International Settlements surveyed 66 of the world’s central banks
The Bank for International Settlements, a consortium of banks based in Basel, Switzerland, polled 66 central banks last year. The results? One fifth of the world's population will use central bank digital currencies by 2023. CBDCs are a new type of digital money. They can be used for interbank settlements or as a type of general purpose “digital cash,” meant as a stand in for regular bank notes.
