Today, Russian tech provider Universa has clarified its work on the Tunisia e-dinar, previously reported to be a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The blockchain firm indeed launched the uDinar, a digital currency backed by the Tunisian dinar, last week, but stated that it is not a CBDC.
Last week Ledger Insights published an
article based on a Tass news report that the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) launched a test version of an e-dinar. Tass
stated, on November 7th, that the central bank itself announced the creation of the digital currency and was the first to convert part of its capital to electronic form. It would also be issued through Universa’s blockchain platform, the agency added.
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