NAB, Perpetual urge RBA to pursue digital currency
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National Australia Bank and Perpetual executives say a pilot with the Reserve Bank to test the viability of a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) points to a future of âprogrammable moneyâ.
This new money could reduce the risks of making syndicated loans by directly linking payments and asset transfers, realising the promised efficiency of blockchain technology.
Blockchain technology enables the growth of cryptocurrencies.Â
The rapid pace of cryptocurrency innovation in financial services, as the technology that underpins bitcoin is rolled out more broadly, was the focus of various presentations to a week-long event hosted by Blockchain Australia on Monday.
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8:00 AM April 1, 2021
Mendip Basecamp is the ideal location for a staycation, with a host of activities for families to enjoy in the great outdoors.
- Credit: Mendip Activity Centre
An activity centre is reopening its secret pop-up campsite to enable families to enjoy outdoor adventures this summer.
Mendip Activity Centre, in Churchill, had to close its doors in March due to the pandemic – with school camps and outdoor education put on hold due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The activity centre, in Lyncombe Drive, had to adapt fast to survive. Staff converted their 250-acre outdoor education centre into a pop-up, off-grid family adventure campsite, known as Mendip Basecamp.