Davos 2023

Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
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

Carbonbase CEO on the State of CBDC Use In 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

Carbonbase CEO on Using Blockchain to Fight Climate Change
Carbonbase CEO on Using Blockchain to Fight Climate Change
Carbonbase CEO Max Song discusses using blockchain to empower enterprises, individuals and communities to offset carbon emissions and create a more sustainable world. Plus, in...
Carbonbase CEO on Using Blockchain to Fight Climate Change

Davos 2023 Highlights
Davos 2023 Highlights
Financial leaders around the world are concluding their meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on the final day of the annual gathering. Here are some of t...
Davos 2023 Highlights

The World Economic Forum's annual conference wrapped up Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
World Economic Forum Wraps Up Davos 2023 With Sparks
The WEF's annual meeting closed with a fiery panel on the role of regulators in crypto.
The World Economic Forum's annual conference wrapped up Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Regulators and a crypto CEO spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
At Davos, Dutch Central Bank Chief Takes Aim at Jurisdictions That Attract Bad Crypto Actors
Klaas Knot called the appealing localities with lax restrictions "sunny places for shady people." He was part of the only mainstage panel focused explicitly on crypto at this...
Regulators and a crypto CEO spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Jeremy Allaire at Davos. (CoinDesk TV)
Circle CEO: US Stablecoin Legislation Is ‘Lowest-Hanging Fruit’
Jeremy Allaire believes Congress will concentrate on stablecoin regulation because of its straightforward nature and significant growth potential.
Jeremy Allaire at Davos. (CoinDesk TV)

Role of Crypto in Russia-Ukraine War
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

Davos 2023: Future of the Metaverse
Davos 2023: Future of the Metaverse
While corporations have gone risk-off with crypto, there is growing comfort with the metaverse, gaming, and Web3. Data from CoinDesk's Market Index shows that the Culture and...
Davos 2023: Future of the Metaverse

Circle CEO Reflects on Lessons Learned in Last Decade
Circle CEO Reflects on Lessons Learned in Last Decade
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire joins CoinDesk's Chief of Content, Michael Casey, in Davos, Switzerland, to reflect on the company's 10 years of growth. "Building something like thi...
Circle CEO Reflects on Lessons Learned in Last Decade