Starts year-long proof of concept for the basics, meanwhile China is already testing cross-border crypto-payments Laura Dobberstein Tue 6 Apr 2021 // 08:15 UTC Share Copy The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has announced it will study the feasibility of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). “In [proof-of-concept] Phase 1, the Bank plans to develop a test environment for the CBDC system and conduct experiments on the basic functions that are core to CBDC as a payment instrument such as issuance, distribution, and redemption,” said a Monday announcement, that added this phase ...