Digital currency
Retail CBDC complexity may discourage adoption, says research
Kansas City Fed author argues Caribbean CBDCs have struggled to add value
Binance founder sentenced to four months in prison
Nigerian court adjourns separate money laundering case against the crypto exchange
BoJ considers allowing external access to CBDC data
Digital yen API sandbox launched in April
US requests three-year prison sentence for Binance founder
World’s largest crypto exchange agreed to pay $4.3 billion for violating money laundering laws
RBNZ seeks views on design of ‘digital cash’
New Zealand central bank continues proof-of-concept work on “private and secure” CBDC
Bundesbank partners with MIT on digital euro privacy
EU previously raised concerns about single access point to verify holding limits
Carstens advances vision for future tokenised financial system
‘Finternet’ proposal envisages payments across linked unified ledgers
Bank of Israel to launch CBDC sandbox
Central bank will invite banks and fintechs to experiment with API, deputy governor says
CBDCs could increase financial instability, Fed paper says
Central banks should consider price and quantity tools to mitigate risks, researchers say
Slight majority of US consumers ‘warm’ to CBDC, survey says
Respondents most interested in free use and widespread market adoption, Philadelphia Fed finds
Central Banking Awards 2024: fourth round announced
BIS wins Green initiative award; other awards go for currency, CBDC and AML systems
Fintech Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Data reveals how advanced and emerging economy central banks structure their fintech functions
HKMA launches next phase of CBDC pilot and sandbox
Hong Kong project will explore programmability, tokenisation and atomic settlement
BSP says it will complete wholesale CBDC pilot this year
Philippines central bank will test CBDC for interbank fund transfers and securities settlement
Has mobile money achieved what retail CBDCs aspire to?
Central Banking Spring Meetings: Fintech panellists discuss financial inclusion and bank casualties
CMU should drive green and digital transitions, says BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau calls for capital markets union to adopt “higher purpose”
US CBDC ‘could enhance dollar’s international role’
Fed research claims issuing digital currency could increase demand for dollars more generally
EU considering shift to T+1 or T+0 – Cipollone
ECB board member says markets are on brink of “significant shift” in digital settlement
Philippine central bank may issue wholesale CBDC in two years
However, governor rules out using blockchain-based technology for digital peso
Large cap on Canadian CBDC curbs disintermediation
Central bank paper says currency will benefit rural populations underserved by commercial banks
Russia to onboard 17 more banks in digital ruble trials
Central bank in talks with "friendly countries" to link with their CBDCs and payments systems
CBDC would not destabilise Italian banks, research finds
But fully anonymous digital currency could increase flight from deposits, Bank of Italy paper says
Russia hosts Brics talks over cross-border use of CBDCs
Summit takes place in Moscow with bloc’s new Middle Eastern and African members
Public perception is key for stablecoin peg – BIS paper
Market sentiment is important in determining whether currencies remain at par with fiat money