Itau Unibanco, one of the biggest bank conglomerates in Brazil, has been selected by the country’s central bank to develop a system with a stablecoin pegged to the value of the Brazilian real. Itau’s system was one of the eight proposals selected by the Central Bank of Brazil as part of LIFT Lab, an annual initiative focused on financial innovation.
Itau Unibanco to Develop Digital Real Stablecoin
The Central Bank of Brazil is advancing in its pilot program for the launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real. The bank has selected Itau Unibanco, one of the biggest banks in the country, to build a decentralized finance solution that includes the construction of a stablecoin pegged to the real. The application will include functions commonly present in liquidity pools, but linking the real with other stablecoins representing fiat currencies from all over the world. While not much has been disclosed regarding the project at this point, the application might support asset pooling, alternative investments, and management and custody of these assets using blockchain-based software. The project presented by Itau Unibanco is one of eight that were selected by the Central Bank of Brazil as part of the Laboratory of Financial and Technological Innovations (LIFT) Lab, a program for financial innovation that is now in its fifth edition. About the objective of the program, Andre Siqueira, Head of the tech department at the Central Bank of Brazil, stated:LIFT Lab is an opportunity for interaction with society in which we present the Central Bank’s value in building innovation in the national financial system. The release of a new edition, now covering 8 projects, represents an important milestone for LIFT Lab, which completes 5 years of operation.
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