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The BIS's London Innovation Hub is experimenting on a stablecoin monitoring system. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Central Banks Are Working on a Monitoring System for Stablecoin Balance Sheets
The Bank for International Settlements is spearheading a project that will look into tech tools that could help regulators form policy frameworks for stablecoins based on data...
The BIS's London Innovation Hub is experimenting on a stablecoin monitoring system. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)
By Sandali Handagama
Feb 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
India's Reliance Retail, Other Merchants Now Accepting Digital Rupee
The pilot phase for India's digital currency has expanded beyond the original four cities.
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By Amitoj Singh
Feb 2, 2023 at 1:31 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2023
RegulationsReserve Bank of IndiaCBDCdigital rupeeMerchantsRetailIndia
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Policy
Regulations
UK Treasury Is Looking for CBDC Head as It Explores Digital Pound
The country's government will introduce a consultation on its CBDC in the coming weeks.
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By Camomile Shumba
Jan 24, 2023 at 5:18 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2023
RegulationsCryptoCBDCUK
Fabio Panetta (Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Digital Euro Will Never Be Programmable, ECB’s Panetta Says
Some observers have touted restrictions on how people can spend their money as an advantage of a central bank digital currency.
Fabio Panetta (Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Jan 23, 2023 at 3:28 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2023
RegulationsEUCBDCECBDigital Euro
Swiss National Bank's Moser on CBDCs VS. Private Stablecoins
Video
Stablecoins
Swiss National Bank's Moser on CBDCs VS. Private Stablecoins
Thomas Moser, Alternate Member of the Governing Board at the Swiss National Bank, discusses why central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) address counterparty risks of private s...
Swiss National Bank's Moser on CBDCs VS. Private Stablecoins
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 20, 2023 at 5:38 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2023
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Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
Video
Digital money
Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
Last week, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the country’s stock exchange, SIX, successfully piloted the integration of wholesale...
Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 20, 2023 at 5:16 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2023
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Carbonbase CEO on the State of CBDC Use In China
Video
China
Carbonbase CEO on the State of CBDC Use In China
Carbonbase CEO Max Song shares insights into how retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used inside China, among other things, to incentivize green action. Plus,...
Carbonbase CEO on the State of CBDC Use In China
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 20, 2023 at 4:58 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2023
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A placard saying a business accepts China's digital yuan (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Policy
Digital yuan
China Launches Smart-Contract Functionality on Digital Yuan Through E-Commerce App Meituan
Through the smart contract, users can win part of a daily prize of $1,312 for using the digital yuan.
A placard saying a business accepts China's digital yuan (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Jan 19, 2023 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
Digital YuanChinaCBDCsmart contracts
Role of Crypto in Russia-Ukraine War
Video
Cdtv
Role of Crypto in Russia-Ukraine War
Yulia Parkhomenko, Director of the Virtual Assets Department at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, along with Michael Chobanian, founder of Ukraine-based KUNA...
Role of Crypto in Russia-Ukraine War
By CoinDesk Inc
Jan 19, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
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Sydney, Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
Finance
Regulations
National Australia Bank Becomes Second Australian Bank to Build Stablecoin: Report
The stablecoin will launch on the Ethereum and Algorand blockchain.
Sydney, Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
By Amitoj Singh
Jan 19, 2023 at 6:48 a.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
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