Tag: CBDC
Kyrgyzstan’s president signs CBDC law giving ‘digital som’ legal status
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed a constitutional law authorizing the launch of a central bank digital currency pilot project while also [...]
West Virginia’s BTC reserve bill is ‘freedom’ from a CBDC — State Senator
West Virginia’s Bitcoin (BTC) strategic reserve bill would give the state more sovereignty from the federal government and freedom from a potential ce [...]
7-Eleven South Korea to accept CBDC payments in national pilot program
South Korea’s 7-Eleven stores will accept payments in the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) until June, as the retailer participates in t [...]
Senator Cruz introduces companion bill to prohibit the Fed from issuing a CBDC
US Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on March 26 to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The “Anti-CBDC [...]
The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse — DeFi exec
The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means [...]
US lawmaker reintroduces CBDC bill after Trump EO bans digital dollar
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer, the majority whip in the US House of Representatives, has reintroduced legislation aimed at preventing federal ban [...]
US lawmaker reintroduces CBDC bill after Trump EO bans digital dollar
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer, the majority whip in the US House of Representatives, has reintroduced legislation aimed at preventing federal ban [...]
Israel releases preliminary CBDC design for digital Shekel
The Bank of Israel released a preliminary design proposal for the digital Shekel (DS), Israel’s potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), despit [...]
Israel releases preliminary CBDC design for digital Shekel
The Bank of Israel released a preliminary design proposal for the digital Shekel (DS), Israel’s potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), despit [...]
Russia Delays Digital Ruble Rollout—What’s Next for CBDCs?
Arslan Butt•Sunday, March 2, 2025•2 min read
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digital currencies: Biggest potential for CBDC will be cross-border money transfer
Kolkata: India's central bank governor Shaktikanta Das has backed the role of legal digital currencies in fostering trade beyond national frontiers, u [...]
Canada's CBDC Departure Risks Web3's Interoperable Future
A lack of interoperability poses an existential threat to central bank digital currencies, as it does to Web3 itself, says Temujin Louie, CEO of Wanch [...]
Is Canada Giving up on Retail CBDC Completely?
Particularly because the Bank also said it would "continue to monitor global retail CBDC developments and publish some related research," there would [...]
Reserve Bank of Australia Is Set to Prioritize Wholesale CBDC Over Retail CBDC
"The RBA is making a strategic commitment to prioritise its work agenda on wholesale digital money and infrastructure – including wholesale CBDC," Bra [...]
UK Finance, Member Banks Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC, Natwest See Benefits During Tokenization, CBDC Platform Experiment
“Working in partnership, we have demonstrated how this platform supports developments in money and payments aligned to common public and private secto [...]