CBDC
Israel's Central Bank Outlines Scenarios for Issuing a Digital Shekel
The bank hasn't decided yet whether to issue a central bank digital currency.
By Amitoj SinghApr 18, 2023
Hong Kong's Central Bank Digital Currency Could Be on Permissioned Blockchain: Source
The regulator of e-HKD has left the implementation of Hong Kong's CBDC to the banks.
By Lavender AuApr 18, 2023
Montenegro's Central Bank to Test CBDC With Ripple
The central bank will identify the practical application of a digital currency and come up with a design to simulate its circulation.
By Jamie CrawleyApr 11, 2023
India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources
Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December.
By Amitoj SinghApr 6, 2023
ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia's CBDC Pilot
ANZ partnered with Grollo Carbon Ventures to trade Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU).
By Amitoj SinghApr 6, 2023
UAE Unveils CBDC Strategy, First Phase to Be Completed by Mid-2024
The first phase of the Digital Dirham is expected to be completed over the next 12 to 15 months.
By Amitoj SinghMar 24, 2023
Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
Political attacks on CBDCs give a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions and forfeits opportunity to shape global standards in accord with American values, says Christopher Giancarlo, co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project.
By J Christopher GiancarloMar 23, 2023
In Defense of a Digital Dollar
Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar.
By Ananya KumarMar 22, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar
The putative presidential candidate’s legislation to ban a CBDC at the state level is constitutionally unworkable. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras.
By JP Schnapper-CasterasMar 22, 2023
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz Proposes Ban on a CBDC
The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this week by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
By Stephen AlpherMar 22, 2023
