Author: Antony Welfare

Enterprise Blockchain adoption still in the early stages 

Enterprise Blockchain adoption still in the early stages Four years ago I launched Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World at a fantastic event in Las Vegas, followed by a private event at the US senate and a number of launches across the USA and back to London, U.K. for the final launch event […]

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Commentary: New York Fed advances tests of CBDCs for cross-border payments

Shared from: American Banker AMERICAN BANKER: New York Fed advances tests of CBDCs for cross-border payments By: John Adams Even as the high-profile FTX crash sent the cryptocurrency world scrambling once again, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York embarked on projects that could inform an expanded government role in digital currencies. The New York […]

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Optimal Design of a Central Bank Digital Currency – Digital Euro Discussion

Excited to share our latest discussion on Ripple CBDC where we discuss the Optimal Design of a Central Bank Digital Currency; sharing real examples from Palau and other Central bank use cases with Digital Euro Association: Sarah Palurovic, Steven Hildebrandt, Peter Dittus and Philipp Sandner Lots of discussions on CBDC and Stablecoin issues – Privacy, Design, Adoption, Interoperability, use cases and many more challenges […]

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Block Stars with David Schwartz and Antony Welfare: Central Bank Digital Currencies

The latest episode of Block Stars features David Schwartz and Antony Welfare—Senior Advisor at Ripple—to discuss the opportunity for DLT technology to support a CBDC system, global adoption and more.

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CBDC’s with Tokyo University and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

CBDC interview with leaders from Japan and India, discussing CBDC’s progress and future adoption  

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DEA Techy Tuesday | Episode 1 – Ripple’s CBDC Technology

In the first episode of this new series, Valentin Seehausen interviews Antony Welfare and Anthony Ralphs from Ripple on its CBDC technology. Enjoy this fun-techy conversation! Participants of the episode: Antony Welfare (Senior Advisor in Global Partnerships CBDC, Ripple) Anthony Ralphs (Lead Product Manager CBDC, Ripple) Valentin Seehausen (Board Member, DEA)  CREDIT: DEA https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en

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Ripple adviser teases ’more CBDC announcements in the next few weeks’

Ripple may soon unveil positive developments in its central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, following hints from Ripple CBDC adviser Antony Welfare of more announcements to come. Crypto influencer Sentosumosaba shared on Twitter on Tuesday that Ripple was in the midst of several CBDC pilot programs, including one in Bhutan and the other in Palau. Ripple’s senior […]

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Driving financial inclusion and innovation through CBDC

In this episode of our Web 3 Trailblazers podcast, Anna Orriss-Baxter, expert in Corporate & Commercial Banking at Baringa, speaks to Scott Weddell, expert in SME Banking & Payments at Baringa, and Antony Welfare, Senior Advisor CBDC Europe and Global Partnerships at Ripple. Join us to hear about one of the most exciting innovations coming from Web […]

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Enabling the Internet of Value: How Blockchain Connects Global Businesses

  I was pleased to contribute the Marketplaces and the Internet of Value chapter to the Enabling the Internet of Value book from UCL CBT and Springer Marketplaces and the Internet of Value This chapter focuses on the importance of e-commerce marketplaces and how the properties of trust, transparency and immutable data, which are brought forth by blockchain, […]

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Story from Markets First Mover: Elon Musk’s #bitcoin Bet Pays Off With $270M Gain on First Day

  First Published on Coindesk.com – https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-elon-musk-bitcoin-bet-270-million-first-day First Mover: Elon Musk’s #bitcoin Bet Pays Off With $270M Gain on First Day Tesla has forged a path other corporate treasurers might follow into bitcoin. PLUS: Ether hits new record price above $1,800 as CME futures debut. So far, Tesla’s bet on bitcoin appears to be paying […]

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