{"id":"tp-8415","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Bank of Israel accelerates research on potential issuance of a CBDC called the digital shekel","author":"Mark Jason Alcala","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/8415","datePublished":"2021-05-12T05:53:51.000Z","dateModified":"2021-05-12T05:53:51.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"While the bank acknowledges the risks associated with issuing its CBDC, it hinted that it is inclined to go ahead with the plan if benefits outweigh those risks.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Israeli central bank","url":"https://www.boi.org.il/en/NewsAndPublications/PressReleases/Pages/11-5-21.aspx"},{"title":"Cointelegraph","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/israel-s-central-bank-floats-possible-digital-shekel-with-new-action-plan"},{"title":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-central-bank-boosting-preparations-digital-currency-2021-05-11/"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}