The company developing China’s blockchain network wants to create a system for international settlements with stablecoins and state-issued digital currencies....
Turkey’s national bank announced in a Dec. 29 press release that it has successfully carried out the first transactions involving its digital lira. The Central Bank...
This is a science-fiction piece by Jameson Lopp, professional Cypherpunk and cofounder and CTO at Casa. “Good morning.” I’m gently awoken by my smart watch’s soothing...
World Economic Forum (WEF) published its dynamic take on CBDCs in a blog post titled, “What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)?” on August 31, following...
The biggest news in the cryptosphere for Aug. 26 includes Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s indication that recovery from the burgeoning inflation levels is still far...
Cryptocurrencies issued by private companies could be better than central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) if the firms are regulated appropriately, Phillip Lowe, governor of the Australian...
The central bank of Israel has yet to decide whether to create a digital version of its fiat currency shekel, despite the public supporting the notion,...
Most, if not all, individuals are provisioned with zero financial education and are not given sufficient instruction in the first principles of money, especially as it...
Key Takeaways Brazil has chosen nine partner projects to help build technologies for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Partners include cryptocurrency companies, banks, payment companies,...
Key Takeaways Ripple is working with the Digital Euro Association to share technical knowledge for a European CBDC. This is unrelated to earlier news that the...