CBDC
Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments
An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.
By Camomile ShumbaJun 16, 2023
EU’s Leaked Digital Euro Bill Outlaws Interest, Large Holdings, Programmability
The central bank digital currency must be usable offline from day 1 to safeguard privacy, the draft law says.
By Jack SchicklerJun 15, 2023
U.S. Treasury Examining How Using Digital Dollars Could Be Kept Private
As the Treasury Department studies a possible central bank digital currency, senior official Graham Steele says the effort is looking at privacy, but is also wary of CBDC run risks.
By Jesse HamiltonJun 13, 2023
Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC
The regulator will start conducting in-depth studies and pilots on the implementation of a future e-HKD, according to a Friday report.
By Sandali HandagamaJun 9, 2023
Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.
By Jesse HamiltonJun 5, 2023
ECB Finalizes Digital Euro Prototypes as Development Decision Looms
The European Central Bank has examined the use of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts for its potential new digital currency.
By Jack SchicklerMay 30, 2023
Brazil's Central Bank Selects 14 Participants for CBDC Pilot
Among those selected are the largest local banks, Visa and Microsoft.
By Andrés EnglerMay 25, 2023
DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’
Florida’s governor and the Republican Party’s latest leadership candidate talked crypto and central bank digital currencies in a Twitter space with Elon Musk.
By Sam ReynoldsMay 25, 2023
UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say
Should the country decide to issue a CBDC, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law.
By Camomile ShumbaMay 22, 2023
Ripple Starts Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs
The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's e-HKD pilot.
By Lavender AuMay 18, 2023
