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CBDC

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)
Policy
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Digital Euro Could be More Popular Beyond EU's Borders: Lagarde
Authorities in the EU, U.S. and other jurisdictions need to compare notes on central bank digital currencies to regulate them better, according to the ECB chief.
ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)
By Sandali Handagama
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:14 a.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2022
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Several central banks successfully piloted a CBDC trial, the Bank for International Settlements said Tuesday. (Twenty47studio/Getty Images)
Policy
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Landmark International CBDC Test Deemed Success, BIS Says
Over $22 million in foreign exchange was aided via the pilot involving China, Thailand and Hong Kong, the Bank for international Settlements said
Several central banks successfully piloted a CBDC trial, the Bank for International Settlements said Tuesday. (Twenty47studio/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Sep 27, 2022 at 4:25 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2022
CBDCThailandChinaUAEHong KongBISCross-Border PaymentsRegulation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
US Fed Chair Powell Urges Caution on Regulating DeFi
Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon's terraUSD stablecoin.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Sep 27, 2022 at 1:20 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2022
RegulationsCBDCDeFiFederal ReserveJerome PowellStablecoinTerra
The former stock exchange in Paris (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
French Central Bank CBDC Projects Aim to Manage DeFi Liquidity, Settle Tokenized Assets
The Bank of France is looking at a wholesale central bank digital currency that would be used by banks and financial markets.
The former stock exchange in Paris (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Sep 27, 2022 at 12:26 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2022
RegulationsFranceCBDCLiquidityDeFi
The White House in Washington D.C. (Tabrez Syed/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Does the US Government Have a Monopoly on Trust?
How crypto could become the next great system of mutual trust in financial services.
The White House in Washington D.C. (Tabrez Syed/Unsplash)
By Matthew Homer
Sep 26, 2022 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2022
OpinionGovernmentMonetary PolicyCBDC
Sydney, Australia (Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)
Finance
Australia
Australia's CBDC Pilot to Be Completed in 2023
The pilot, which is exploring "innovative use cases" for a central bank digital currency, kicked off in August.
Sydney, Australia (Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)
By Amitoj Singh
Sep 26, 2022 at 11:20 a.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2022
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The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
ECB Exploring Distributed Ledger Technology for Interbank Settlements: Panetta
A system that builds on existing interbank settlement infrastructure instead of one based entirely on DLT can be implemented "more rapidly" according to ECB executive board me...
The EU flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)
By Camomile Shumba
Sep 26, 2022 at 11:02 a.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2022
RegulationsECBDigital EuroCBDCCrypto
Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
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Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
The Central Bank of Iran will start a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot on Thursday, according to the country’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture...
Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 21, 2022 at 5:34 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2022
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