Israel releases a preliminary design for its central bank digital currency, digital shekel, while the US explores a crypto ...

Having outlined a basic design for the digital shekel ... for anonymous wallets or transactions. Another feature of almost all proposed CBDC systems is offline functionality.

The Bank of Israel has put forward a possible design for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) should the decision be made to introduce one in the future. The central bank described the proposed ...

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, has announced the intent to launch a Digital Euro in October.

The Bank of Israel released a preliminary design ... CBDC, and private-sector participants will help with user onboarding, converting deposits and providing advanced financial services. Key ...

Many central banks are exploring the feasibility of launching digital currencies. However, participants in Central Banking’s latest interbank working group also highlighted potential drawbacks versus ...

The report also discusses design considerations for wholesale and retail CBDCs. It finishes with a summary of key observations on the cryptocurrency and CBDC markets, as well as the near-term ...

This Fintech Note examines the private law aspects of token-based CBDC primarily intended for retail use ... with implications varying based on design features and market developments. It discusses ...

South Korea is gradually exploring the Web3 ecosystem The BoK is said to have been working on its CBDC since 2020 The trial ...

A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is a digital version of a region’s fiat currency, put out by the region’s monetary authority. CBDCs gained a significant spotlight in 2020 ...

The pilot is part of a study to evaluate the suitability of technology and design ... focus on presenting innovative CBDC use cases. The first phase will feature three major banks: Bank of ...