Upon CBDC issuance, an economy can get stuck at a steady state with low CBDC adoption and small welfare gains if the features of CBDC which do not rely on merchant acceptance (remuneration, efficiency ...

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

More than 130 countries and currency unions are currently exploring the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

the Bank of Israel will be the sole issuer of the CBDC, and private-sector participants will help with user onboarding, ...

They are released once a year with a five-year lag. An interest-bearing and universally accessible central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be a versatile instrument that would, in theory, improve ...

Absent strong legal foundations, the issuance of CBDC poses legal, financial and reputational risks for central banks. While the appropriate design of the legal framework will up to a degree depend on ...

The central Asian country is still deciding whether or not to issue a CBDC, but Thursday's amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic ensures that the digital som will be treated ...

Many stores will participate in South Korea’s CBDC testing phase ... CBDCs offer faster and more modernized payment features. However, unlike Bitcoin and other privacy-focused tokens that ...

T Rabi Sankar, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) discussed India's possible position in bringing change in the crypto environment with the help of central bank digital currencies ...

However, a final decision on whether to officially issue the CBDC is not expected until the end of 2026, local outlet Trend News Agency reported in December. If the central bank decides to adopt ...