
Bank for International Settlements
Joint CBDC pilot unites Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa
The reserve banks in each country have teamed up to trial a new platform for enabling cross-border transfers denominated in...
BIS head: Bitcoin may break down altogether, has no actual value backing
The head of the Bank for International Settlements believes that Bitcoin could end up collapsing altogether.
Swiss central bank completes CBDC trial, downplays DLT
While the trial demonstrated the feasibility of a wholesale CBDC, the bank claimed that distributed ledger technology has not yet...
BIS: Regulation could be embedded in stablecoins
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said regulation could be embedded into private global stablecoins, such as Facebook’s Libra.
Wholesale CBDCs ‘very likely’ powered by blockchain: BIS Innovation Hub
Tokenization of CBDCs makes settlements far quicker, easier and cost-effective, with a number of central banks around the world already...
Bank of England: Banks have to adjust to digital currencies
The Bank of England will not protect commercial banks against the impact of digital currencies, according to deputy governor Sir...