🔥 Land A High Paying Web3 Job In 90 Days LEARN MORE

The Launch of Japan CBDC is conditional on public support, says BOJ official

In this post:

  • An official from BOJ said the public must be in support of Japan CBDC before it’s launched.
  • The bank still maintained that it doesn’t see any strong case to issue a CBDC soon.

The central bank of Japan (BOJ) is among the banks experimenting with the launching of the central bank digital currency (CBDC). Although the central bank still maintains that it doesn’t see any strong use case for launching a Japan CBDC. Today, a BOJ official disclosed that the launching of the digital currency would be subjected to the public support of Japanese residents.

A potential Japan CBDC should have public support from Japanese

The head of the BOJ payment system department, Kazushige Kamiyama, issued the statement on Friday, according to BNN Bloomberg. Kamiyama opined if the Japan CBDC must be launched, it has to be supported by the Japanese. “At the end of the day there’s no way we can proceed without gaining sufficient understanding from the Japanese public,” he added. 

Besides the statement, they didn’t fail to highlight that the central bank hasn’t arrived at a conclusion on whether to launch a digital currency. Japan’s development around CBDC is only aimed at deepening the central bank’s understanding of what conditions must be met, and how the potential Japan CBDC will be operated. So, “there is no conclusion yet,” according to the BOJ official.

Japan to trail CBDC next year

Recently, the Japanese central bank disclosed their intention to begin testing a certain bank digital currency by next year. As explained, the move was meant to prepare the bank, in case the need for the national digital currency becomes unavoidable. According to Kamiyama, the central bank needed to keep up with the global trend in CBDC, especially China, which is the leading country pushing towards the launch of its CBDC. 

“It’s not desirable if what China is doing becomes impossible to understand for us. […] We must diligently study.”

Share link:

Disclaimer. The information provided is not trading advice. Cryptopolitan.com holds no liability for any investments made based on the information provided on this page. We strongly recommend independent research and/or consultation with a qualified professional before making any investment decisions.

Most read

Loading Most Read articles...

Stay on top of crypto news, get daily updates in your inbox

Editor's choice

Loading Editor's Choice articles...
Cryptopolitan
Subscribe to CryptoPolitan