
Central Bank Digital Currency
Central Bank of Kenya: State-backed digital currency won’t solve all financial challenges
The CBK governor believes that central banks must address their financial challenges directly before launching a digital currency as it...
Bank of Japan begins second phase of CBDC testing
The BOJ completed the first phase, which started in April last year, in which it focused on the basic functions...
Bank of England partners with MIT for 12-month CBDC research project
The BoE joins the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada, which has been working with MIT, but it...
BIS partners with Australia, Singapore on multi-CBDC platform pilot
The Bank for International Settlements also partnered with South African and Malaysian central banks to develop the prototypes for an...
Low smartphone penetration will hinder CBDC adoption, Kenya central banks says
The central bank governor believes it may be wise to delay the possible rollout of a digital shilling as those...
‘We’ll not be making BTC legal tender’: Honduras central bank debunks rumors
Referencing two previous communiqués in 2020 and 2021, the bank stated that it does not “supervise or guarantee operations carried...