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Swiss Central Bank Utilizing Ripple's XRP?

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The Swiss Central Bank recently announced at the Sibos 2023 conference in Toronto about using live transaction payments with the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Ripple is also working closely to develop CBDCs for the smooth functioning of the global currency exchange and remittance network. Speculations are now rife that the Swiss Central Bank could be using Ripple’s XRP for the settlement system in the pilot batch. Also Read: Ripple: ChatGPT Predicts If XRP Will Experience a Bull Run in 2024 Rumors suggest that Switzerland’s Central Bank is using the R3 Corda Settler code which hooks into XRP Oracle alongside SWIFT. The speculations of being associated with Switzerland’s Central Bank have generated a significant buzz in Ripple ’s XRP community. The rumors gained steam after Ripple ’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse did not confirm nor refute the speculations. So, is there any truth to the rumors? Is the Swiss Central Bank utilizing the blockchain t...

Bitcoin is a ‘super logical’ step on the tech tree: OpenAI CEO

During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Altman expressed his excitement for Bitcoin and also said he was “super against” CBDCs. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called Bitcoin (BTC) a " super logical " step on the tech tree, which is both free of government control while helping to fight corruption. "I’m excited about Bitcoin,” Altman told Joe Rogan during an Oct. 6 episode of  The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “I think this idea that we have a global currency that is outside of the control of any government is a super logical and important step on the tech tree." The OpenAI boss' wide-ranging interview with Rogan covered his thoughts on Bitcoin as a world reserve currency and his concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Altman, who also serves as founder of Worldcoin, said the shift to a “techno logical ly enabled world,” including Bitcoin, could help reduce corruption. Creator of ChatGPT, Sam Altman says, “#Bitcoin is a super logical and im...