CBDC


Policy

EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project

Lawmakers from different parties cited worries over data privacy and taxation.

Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Policy

Peer-to-Peer Validation for Digital Euro Might Not Be Feasible, ECB Says

The central bank will soon start developing a rulebook for its CBDC initiative.

The European Central Bank is revealing more details of its plans for a digital euro. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images)

Policy

Central Banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden Team Up to Explore Retail CBDC

Results of the project, run by the Bank for International Settlements, are expected in the first quarter of 2023.

Central banks in Israel, Norway and Sweden are testing CBDCs for international retail payments. (Matthias Kulka/Getty Images)

Policy

ECB Official Defends Amazon’s Role in Testing a Digital Euro

Being independent in payments shouldn’t mean protectionism, central banker Jürgen Schaaf said.

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Policy

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)

Policy

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

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Policy

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)

Policy

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)

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)

Finance

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 (Photo by Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)