Yesterday Banco Central do Brasil announced it chose nine applicants for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) competition, the Real Digital Lift Challenge. Lift, the bank’s innovation lab, whittled down the participants from 47 proposals.
The initial brief for participants was to submit applications that involved
Additionally, it was interested in projects that explored offline payments where both parties lack internet access. The participants are a mix of cryptocurrency applications and enterprises.
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