The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of Sweden, Norway, and Israel have joined forces to investigate the potential applications of central bank...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the successful completion of the “first CBDC pilot,” as part of the second phase of Project Inthanon-LionRock. Project...
The Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) should be rejected, and in their place, the United States should look to Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins, according to the...
On 26 September, the United Kingdom announced a new package of sanctions against Russia. This round contains 92 sanctions, in response to referendums held by Russia...
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Australia is now testing a CBDC. Central Bank Digital Currencies have been up for debate for a long time...
A recent report published by the U.S Treasury Department has outlined the administration’s plans for financial alternatives like CBDCs and their role in future payment. The...
In a recent interview with Paolo Ardoino, the Chief Technology Officer of Tether and Bitfinex, Paolo revealed amongst other plans, that the company is confident that...
After eight years of guesses, discourse, and conflicting reports, China’s digital yuan CBDC made a rather low-key debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on 4...
The global race between governments to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has heated up exponentially over the past month, especially now that some of...
As China races ahead with not just CBDCs, but also blockchain project pilots, all eyes are on its neighbours. In particular, experts worldwide are closely watching...