Colombia’s central bank is piloting programmable-money settlements using the IBC Eureka protocol on the Cosmos network.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he is not in favor of debuting a central bank digital currency under Donald Trump’s ...

At first glance, this might seem like a natural evolution—just money going digital. But look closer, and you’ll see something much bigger unfolding: a foundational shift in how money works, who ...

4 Central banks could respond to this threat by allowing private companies to build applications for the CBDC. These might make central bank money more user-friendly in ways similar to Libra, thus ...

Bitcoin, as decentralized and censorship-resistant money, offers a bulwark against the risks of monetary control, ...

If digital euro would be fully on chain then it would bring transparency in government spending. As well as on how much money ...

This alarmist book, although lacking nuance, provides a lucid account of how CBDCs could play a decisive role in geopolitical ...

First 1 Million Signups to Receive Bitcoin Rewards* Lithuania, 14 May – bepay.money, the unified global commerce and payments platform, has announced the imminent launch of its mobile application. The ...

As global finance enters a new digital era, Israel finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. The Bank of Israel’s exploration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)—the so-called “digital shekel”—is ...