Turkey's central bank has carried out the first digital lira payment test transaction

BlockBeats: On December 30, the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) announced the successful execution of the first payment transaction on the Digital Turkish Lira network under the leadership of the bank within the first phase of the study of the Digital Turkish Lira Project. The Central Bank of Turkey will continue a limited closed-circuit pilot test with technology stakeholders in the first quarter of 2023. It will also expand the Digital Turkish Lira collaboration platform in 2023 to involve selected banks and fintech companies, and will publish an advanced phase of the pilot study to further expand participation.