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

While the programmability features of CBDCs have generated considerable alarm, it’s a very different story for the stablecoins that the US government seeks to regulate with its “GENIUS” act. The ...

Almost a third of Russian banks face technological hurdles in their preparation for the digital ruble, according to a new ...

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 ...

Nearly 30% of Russian banks do not want to adopt digital ruble due to outdated infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and ...

This report provides an overview of the current state of CBDCs, first looking at the whole digital currencies market and the motivations for CBDC development. It discusses the distinction between ...

With our model of consumer and merchant decision-making, and knowledge of consumer perceptions of the key features of different methods of payment, we simulate the introduction of two kinds of a CBDC: ...

the Bank of Israel will be the sole issuer of the CBDC, and private-sector participants will help with user onboarding, converting deposits and providing advanced financial services. Key features ...

Bitcoin Magazine ECB Prepping the Ground for Digital Euro Launch . The European Central Bank (ECB) is diligently preparing ...

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

South Korea is launching a three-month CBDC test with 100,000 consumers who will use bank-issued digital tokens worth up to 1 ...

Russia’s Central Bank has asked the Republic of Tatarstan to help it test the digital ruble’s smart contracts functions.