Bank for International Settlements

BIS chief says wholesale CBDCs are coming ‘really soon’
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16 November, 2023

BIS chief says wholesale CBDCs are coming ‘really soon’

Wholesale CBDCs don’t have the many complexities, risks, and complications of retail CBDCs and should launch in a few years,...
Stablecoins are not safe—cash them out now: BIS
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15 November, 2023

Stablecoins are not safe—cash them out now: BIS

The November 8 BIS report detailed that from January 2019 to September 2023, fiat-backed stablecoins only maintained their peg 94%...
Switzerland’s central bank launches wholesale CBDC pilot with UBS, commercial banks
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9 November, 2023

Switzerland’s central bank launches wholesale CBDC pilot with UBS, commercial banks

The pilot, dubbed Helvetia Phase III, builds upon two previous studies with collaborations from the Bank for International Settlements and...
Google pitches offline CBDC plan to central banks to boost adoption rates
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5 November, 2023

Google pitches offline CBDC plan to central banks to boost adoption rates

The guide, which is a part of Project Polaris, remarked that launching offline CBDCs will require a tailor-made approach, given...
BIS releases details for widely anticipated Project mBridge ahead of MVP
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5 November, 2023

BIS releases details for widely anticipated Project mBridge ahead of MVP

Project mBridge is inching forward to launching an MVP in 2024, and to achieve this, the Bank for International Settlements...
Bank of Korea teams up with BIS, local institutions for wholesale CBDC experiment
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9 October, 2023

Bank of Korea teams up with BIS, local institutions for wholesale CBDC experiment

The Bank of Korea is looking to develop a new monetary system that focuses on the use of a wholesale...
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