Remember that the ECB’s mandate is price stability, but inflation in the euro area has exceeded 22% in the past four years.

Russian companies are interested in crypto payments in foreign trade deals, the head of Russia’s monetary authority has ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is stepping up its warnings regarding the growing adoption of US dollar-pegged stablecoins ...

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 ...

ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone argued for cutting stablecoin usage in Europe by introducing a digital euro.

Eleven stores in South Korea can now pay using the Bank of Korea’s digital currency. with a 10% discount to incentivize ...

The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq said on Monday that digital currencies will help transform Iraq's conventional ...

Last week, the Bank of Israel published a preliminary design of the central bank’s Digital Shekel system. In a detailed document, holding more ...

is exploring the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Addressing the competition posed by stablecoins and corporate-run payment services are often among the reasons cited ...

The Central Bank of UAE on Thursday launched new symbols for the national currency, the dirham, in its physical and digital forms, which reflect its national identity and aspiration to become a ...

European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said. A digital euro would “limit the likelihood of foreign-currency stablecoins gaining a foothold as a medium of exchange in the euro area ...