For multiple years now, governments from around the world have been announcing intent to develop and launch Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). As a result, fears...
As the world moves towards a more digital and cashless society, governments and central banks are exploring the idea of issuing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)...
Central and federal reserve banks around the world are piloting schemes to incorporate the very latest technology into their financial systems, including in the issuance and...
A reserve currency (also known as an anchor currency) is a foreign currency held in significant quantities by central banks or monetary authorities of several countries...
As the US government weighs Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in terms of its advantages & disadvantages, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a leading...
National and regional governments around the world have been exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT). CBDCs are similar to cryptocurrencies,...
Central banks accelerate the exploration of blockchain use cases, particularly by testing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), which use permissioned blockchain networks. Recently, the US Fed’s...
The digital euro conference, jointly organized by the European Central Bank and the European Commission, was held on Monday, November 7. The conference focused solely on...
An increasing number of countries are looking into launching their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). These new forms of digital money generally have functions and...
Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative Party’s leadership race and thus is set to become the UK’s Prime Minister and put an end to a political...
Mastercard’s Perspective With year-end mere days away, Mastercard has taken the time to pen a retrospective of digital assets in 2021, and what we can expect...
A Measured Approach to CBDCs While many nations have displayed a high level of interest in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), Malaysia has been more measured...
While historically an ‘up' month for BTC and the overall digital asset market, this past November was a bit of a rollercoaster. New highs set early...
The exploration of Central Bank Digital Currencies by world governments continues to pick up steam. The following are a few examples of this from the past...
While Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader digital assets market may be captivating investors lately with their run-ups to new all-time highs, CBDC development continues behind the...