CBDC

Why Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Is So Pro-Crypto
Why Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Is So Pro-Crypto
The GOP presidential candidate also talks about how pegging the dollar to a basket of commodities that could eventually include Bitcoin would help the U.S. economy, and why he...
Why Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Is So Pro-Crypto

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UK Lawmakers Urge Lower Digital Pound Holding Limits
They also want the government to tweak plans to make sure the CBDC’s design won’t preclude the possibility of paying interest on the digital pound.
UK United Kingdom British England Flag (Unsplash)

Lock (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)
Central Bank Project Shows CBDC Payments Can Be Private
The BIS project is a first step in exploring privacy, security and scalability for central bank digital currency design, a report on the initiative said.
Lock (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)
Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues
Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency.
EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

Cecilia Skingsley (BIS)
Central Banks Have No Interest in Personal Data, BIS Official Says While Promoting CBDCs
The Bank for International Settlements has been calling on countries to prepare for CBDCs as governments face backlash over privacy concerns.
Cecilia Skingsley (BIS)

Former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez (CoinDesk)
Digital Euro Can End Bank Crises, Is Better Than Deposits, Ex-Bank of Spain Chief Says
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could also be used to deregulate banking activities and help the banking sector grow, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez said during a European Pa...
Former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez (CoinDesk)

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Standard Chartered China Offering Exchange Services for Digital Yuan
The bank will give customers access to the digital RBM's interconnection platform, offering recharge and redemption.
Standard Chartered (Shutterstock)

A scattering of 50,000 South Korean-won notes
South Korea to Pilot CBDC With 100K Citizens in 2024
The Bank of Korea sees a CBDC as a potential answer to problems with existing government-issued grant systems, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic or childcare vouchers
A scattering of 50,000 South Korean-won notes

Pablo Hernández de Cos (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Digital Euro Isn't Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor
Europe's "highly efficient" payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said.
Pablo Hernández de Cos (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Wholesale CBDC Interest 'Doubled' in Past Two Years: Atlantic Council's Josh Lipsky
Wholesale CBDC Interest 'Doubled' in Past Two Years: Atlantic Council's Josh Lipsky
Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center Senior Director Josh Lipsky discusses the state of CBDCs across the globe, explaining how they have evolved this year and how they might b...
Wholesale CBDC Interest 'Doubled' in Past Two Years: Atlantic Council's Josh Lipsky