Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank, recently expressed urgency for the need to develop a digital euro—also known as a central bank digital currency (CBDC)—to compete ...

We're sleepwalking into a world with digital currencies without any government coercion whatsoever. As a 51-year-old Generation Xer, I carry lots of cash in my wallet. I teach personal finance at ...

Second, if issued, CBDC would have legal tender status, similar to conventional money issued by central banks, like the physical cash in your pocket. Legal tender status does not mean individuals and ...

Belarus will launch CBDC by late 2026, first for businesses, then for the government and public, in partnership with Russia.

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov signed a landmark CBDC law authorizing the country’s central bank to issue the “digital ...

Treasury minister Darren Jones has apologised after he used the example of pocket money when talking about benefits cuts for disabled people. Jones, who is deputy to Rachel Reeves, was defending ...

Yet, these concepts are largely absent from everyday discussions about money and debates on CBDC, and potentially challenging to communicate to a wider audience. Moreover, foundational ...

A bill designed to stop the U.S. Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) moved a step closer to ...

The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act seeks to block the Fed from issuing a digital currency without Congress' approval to protect privacy.

A cabinet minister compared Labour’s disability cuts to cutting his own children’s pocket money – and was met with a swift backlash. The government has decided to cut down on the number of ...