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South Africa: Concluded Project Khokha Phase 2

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Concluded Project Khokha Phase 2

On 6 April 2022, Phase 2 of Project Khokha was concluded. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) issued a summary project report outlining the policy and regulatory implications of wholesale central bank digital currency, wholesale digital settlement token, security token, and decentralised DLT-based token trading platform.

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Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
DLT development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central bank

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2018-06-05
under deliberation

On 5 June 2018, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) launched “Project Khokha”, a proof of concept…

2020-08-10
concluded

On 10 August 2020, the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) Phase 1 of Project Khokha was concluded …

2021-02-11
under deliberation

On January 2021, Phase 2 of Project Khokha was launched by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to…

2022-04-06
concluded

On 6 April 2022, Phase 2 of Project Khokha was concluded. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) iss…

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