{"id":9175,"date":"2021-07-06T09:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/japanese-ruling-party-official-says-digital-yen-clarity-will-be-revealed-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T09:54:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:54:43","slug":"japanese-ruling-party-official-says-digital-yen-clarity-will-be-revealed-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/japanese-ruling-party-official-says-digital-yen-clarity-will-be-revealed-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the U.S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China\u2019s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan\u2019s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting closer to its realization as well. Japan\u2019s ruling Liberal Democratic Party member, Hideki Murai, explained in a recent interview this week that more clarity on the digital yen would be revealed next year. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Member Hideki Murai Says Clarity on the Bank of Japan\u2019s CBDC Is Coming Next Year<\/h2>\n

In recent times, Japan has been discussing the creation of a digital yen and the country\u2019s politicians have been mentioning the subject more frequently. In November 2020, the head of Japan\u2019s Monex Group, Oki Matsumoto, told the press<\/a> that a Bank of Japan (BOJ) issued digital version of the yen would \u201csignificantly enhance the interoperability of cryptocurrencies.\u201d Monex Group purchased the Tokyo-based digital asset exchange Coincheck for $34 million in 2018.<\/p>\n

Hideki Murai, Harvard graduate, former member of Japan\u2019s Ministry of Finance, and the Liberal Democratic Party\u2019s lead on digital currencies, says clearer information on Japan\u2019s CBDC will be ready by late next year. In an interview with Reuters on Friday, Murai said that the digital yen wouldn\u2019t \u201cmeddle in private businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy around the end of next year, we\u2019ll have a clearer view of what Japan\u2019s CBDC would look like,\u201d Murai explained during the interview. Even though Murai stressed that the CBDC will not meddle with the private sector, \u201cmore details on its design may spur debate on how CBDC issuance could affect financial institutions,\u201d the Reuters report noted. Still, Murai emphasized that financial players may feel some impact from the digital yen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the BOJ were to issue CBDC, it would have a huge impact on financial institutions and Japan\u2019s settlement system,\u201d Murai said. \u201cCBDC has the potential to completely reshape changes occurring in Japan\u2019s financial industry.\u201d Murai also discussed the relationship between Japan\u2019s theoretical CBDC and the digital yuan<\/a> produced by the People\u2019s Bank of China (PBOC). He added:<\/p>\n

If a digital yuan becomes so convenient it\u2019s frequently used by tourists or becomes a main settlement means for trade, the relationship between the yen and yuan could change.<\/p>\n

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Murai concluded that the digital yen must be able to intermingle with CBDCs developed by other nation-states. The Liberal Democratic Party\u2019s lead on digital currencies mentioned China\u2019s rapid progress with the digital yuan. China\u2019s CBDC is moving fast, and just recently Beijing and Suzhou railways announced<\/a> they now accept digital yuan payments for ride fares.<\/p>\n

In the U.S., the Federal Reserve said at the end of March that it planned to unveil<\/a> digital dollar prototypes in July. The Fed\u2019s vice chairman of supervision and the chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Randal Quarles, also spoke about the digital dollar recently. However, Quarles\u2019 opinion<\/a> of a digital U.S. dollar differed significantly from Murai\u2019s vision for a Japanese CBDC.<\/p>\n

While Quarles said an American CBDC could pose a risk to the U.S. banking system, Murai said that a digital yen could possibly shift data and business solutions back to the Japanese banking system.<\/p>\n

What do you think about Hideki Murai\u2019s comments regarding a clearer picture of a digital yen in late 2022? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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