CBDC
Central banks essential to preserve trust in money – Carstens
Companies may fragment monetary system through competing stablecoins, warns BIS chief
No ‘convincing case’ for UK retail CBDC, say legislators
Report warns of potential “significant challenges” for financial stability and privacy posed by CBDC
BIS-SNB project links wholesale CBDC to core banking system
Project Helvetia’s second phase demonstrates integration of DLT with standard systems is possible
Joint CBDC project highlights promise of interoperability
Banque de France, HSBC and IBM find different technologies can still work together
Jamaica prepares for national CBDC launch
Country is in the vanguard of digital currencies as it begins its national launch this quarter
Bank of Canada paper proposes ‘expiry date’ on offline CBDC
CBDC could have expiry date to help consumers recover lost money, authors say
How to solve the payments privacy paradox
Anonymous CBDC has major drawbacks, but privacy in payments can still work, says Dave Birch
Podcast: an update on the e-naira project
Bitt’s Imran Khan explains how its project in Nigeria is different to CBDC projects launched before
Project Jura executes ‘real-life’ cross-border CBDC settlement
“Dual-notary” structure could help protect monetary sovereignty, says Benoît Cœuré
RBA says DLT network is viable option for wholesale CBDC
Project Atom proved wholesale CBDC issued over DLT network reduced risk and improved efficiency of loan payments
RBA stepping up CBDC research despite scepticism over use
Australian central bank is concerned private sector firms could dominate payments sector
BIS paper flags ‘notable gaps’ in CBDC research
Policy work on cross-border CBDCs is “marching beyond the research frontier”, say economists
CBDC issuance should not be rushed, say central bank experts
Officials at Singapore Fintech Festival warn central banks must be alert to risks of CBDCs
No UK central bank digital currency before 2025, BoE says
A 2022 consultation will determine if CBDC should enter “development” phase
MAS embarks on retail CBDC study
But Singapore sees no pressing need for retail central bank digital currency, MAS says
Global CBDC network could save multinationals nearly $100bn
Payments system could eliminate delays and need for multiple correspondent banks
ECB appoints members to new ‘digital euro’ board
Advisory board’s 30 members will advise on potential digital euro models
Nigeria launches ‘digital naira’ pilot
Central bank issues $1.2 million in retail CBDC after clampdown on private crypto
Fed’s Quarles says there is no case for a US CBDC
Central banks should not waste resource or risk “significant disruption” to the banking system
CBDC just one option for future payment system, says BoJ official
Japan’s central bank says CBDC could solve safety and interoperability issues, but is not the only option
Group tests bond settlement on French CBDC platform
Euroclear says CBDC-driven system can plug into existing market infrastructure
Podcast: reflecting on CBDC issuance in the Caribbean
Co-founder of Bitt, Simon Chantry: the ECCB is ready for issuance of central bank digital currency
G7 says retail CBDC networks should be carbon neutral
Group of Seven outlines 13 retail CBDC principles in new report
Summers: digital yuan unlikely to threaten US dollar
Traceability of Chinese CBDC amid “financial thunderbolts” from Beijing may limit appeal, says former top US economics policy-maker