2306, 2020
The Bank of Thailand continues to investigate central bank digital currency solutions
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) recently announced that it is developing a prototype payments system that would rely on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to facilitate payments. This new project extends the BOT proofs-of-concept using Corda and Hyperledger.
511, 2016
Thailand opens one door to Blockchains while closing another to Bitcoin
One of Thailand’s leading retail banks and the fourth largest by assets, Kasikornbank Pcl., has entered into an agreement with IBM to develop blockchain services using the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger. The announcement marks the first time any bank in the tumultuous country has embraced blockchain technology.
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