RBA announces private partners for wholesale tokenisation project
Central bank to issue CBDC on third-party platforms and work with Australian dollar stablecoin issuers
The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) are partnering with 14 private market participants to explore use cases for wholesale tokenised technology.
First launched in November 2024, the Project Acacia initiative is exploring how different forms of digital money and infrastructure could help develop wholesale tokenised asset markets in Australia.
The private sector partners listed in the announcement today (July 10) include banks, fintechs, digital
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