CBDCs
Crypto vs CBDCs: Challenging the BIS Perspective on the Future of Money
In its 2023 Annual Economic Report, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) introduced tokenization as the next evolution in digital...
CBDCs, Tokenized Assets, and Stablecoins Key to Future Finance – Singapore Central Bank’s Chief
The future of the monetary system, as envisioned by Ravi Menon, the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
France, Singapore, and Switzerland Test Cross-Border CBDCs in Project Mariana
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland have completed a collaborative experimental...
Kazakhstan’s NBK Establishes New Agency For CBDC Development and Payment System Oversight
The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has unveiled plans to establish a dedicated agency to develop and implement the country's...
BIS, Hong Kong, and Israel Publish Findings from CBDC Experiment, Project Sela
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, the Bank of Israel (BoI), and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)...
Russian Lawmaker Predicts CBDCs Will Reduce the Importance of Traditional Banks
Anatoly Aksakov, a Russian lawmaker and chair of the Parliament's financial committee, has predicted that blockchain technology and the adoption...
SBI Introduces UPI Support for eRupee
The State Bank of India (SBI) has added support for the Unified Payment Interface to its Central Bank Digital Currency...
Australia’s Central Bank Says the Nation Is Not Ready to Issue a CBDC
As central banks worldwide intensify efforts to explore the benefits and issue a central bank digital coin (CBDC) in respective...
Mastercard Partners with Ripple, Consensys, and Others to Research CBDCs
Mastercard has announced a new project that brings together top blockchain technology and payment service providers to explore the potential...
CBDCs Won’t Address Canada’s Payment Problems – Bank of Canada
The Canadian Central Bank has indicated that the prospects for widespread adoption of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in...
