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Japan's Soramitsu is at the forefront of crafting a system that enables cross-border transactions specifically tailored to the Asian market.
This initiative involves leveraging the Cambodian CBDC to cater to markets in India, China, and Japan.
Additionally, Soramitsu aspires to establish a Japanese exchange for stablecoins, simplifying currency conversion across various countries. 
CBDC Payments Introduced on Buses in China
Jinan, a pivotal city situated in the Shandong Province of China, is propelling the adoption of China's trailblazing central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the digital yuan. An expansion has taken place where the entire bus network of Jinan is now fully equipped to accept digital yuan as payment for bus fares. 
Montenegro Explores Digital Currency with Ripple Collaboration
Montenegro's Central Bank has forged a partnership with Ripple to examine the potential for a Montenegrin digital currency, which may take the form of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or stablecoin. Although not a member of the Eurozone, Montenegro adopted the euro as its official currency in 2002. 
Mairead McGuinness, the European Commissioner for Financial Services, believes there's no need to rush the launch of a digital euro before the next EU elections in June 2024. She advises the next EU Commission to take a careful and measured approach to the CBDC rollout. Furthermore, McGuinness mentioned that the European Central Bank will finalize its stance on the project this coming October. FedNow, CBDC, US Financial Evolution: Insights by Aaron Klein
The unveiling of the Fed's FedNow payment system has stirred discussions about its influence on banking and its repercussions for the crypto sector. Aaron Klein, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Regulation and Markets, addresses questions about this new system, the prospective role of CBDCs, and cryptographic developments. 
Brazil's Central Bank has officially christened its digital currency as 'Drex', moving away from its previous moniker, the digital real.
The visual identity of Drex has also been released, featuring two arrows, with one integrated into the uppercase 'D', illustrating the transition of Brazil's conventional fiat currency to its digitalized form.
Does the green hue symbolize perpetual growth? 
ECB Official Panetta Casts Doubt on the Future of Digital Euro
Some members of the European Parliament and numerous public representatives increasingly question the necessity of implementing a digital euro across the European Union. Protests against the introduction of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) periodically occur in various European countries. ECB representatives also harbor certain doubts. Hong Kong Launches CBDC Program
In a substantial step forward for the worldwide implementation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) unveiled its pilot program for the electronic Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD) on Thursday, explaining the digital currency's numerous possible applications in payments and tokenized deposits. CBDC Emerges as a Key Talking Point in the Presidential Race
The US presidential election is just a year and a half away, but the debate about the role of central banks and the Federal Reserve System in introducing CBDC is already intensifying. Some presidential candidates have made their stance clear, unequivocally stating that they will not tolerate the introduction of digital dollars. 
Blockchain technology has been used to pilot Brazil's digital real. Execution took place on the Stellar infrastructure of the local Mercado Bitcoin exchange.
The experiment included a KYC procedure, a fraud protection check using decentralized identity identification, and direct fund transfers.
All worked well, no violations of the country's laws were detected (thankfully, the tests had not yet been banned), though Mercado's head teased that the Central Bank's real motive was to see how things would unfold if it lost its direct control over money.