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The Swiss National Bank extends the wholesale issuance of central bank digital currencies for at least two years

Antoine Martin, a member of the Swiss National Bank's board of governors, said the Swiss National Bank has decided to continue the pilot issuance of central bank digital currencies for at least another two years. Antoine Martin said Thursday after the SNB's interest rate decision in Zurich that the project, which was launched in December and is scheduled to end on June 30, was "very successful". Therefore, the project will continue to expand.