
Central Bank Digital Currency
2021 year in review: Bitcoin comes of age in Africa
2021 had it all in Africa for digital currencies—adoption soared by 1,200% as Kenya led global P2P trades, but there...
Thailand to delay digital currency testing to late 2022
The initial testing of Thailand’s central bank digital currency, initially set for Q2 in 2022, will be pushed to later...
Kazakhstan central bank reveals digital tenge pilot results
The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to set up a retail digital currency on a distributed ledger technology, and is...
Kazakhstan completes CBDC prototype, but has yet to decide if there’s need for digital tenge
The Kazakh central bank worked with local banks and international partners on the prototype, but it will decide on the...
France, Switzerland conclude major wholesale CBDC test with BIS
The French and Swiss central banks tested the use of a wholesale CBDC in cross-border funds transfers, with Credit Suisse,...
China links digital yuan to Hong Kong’s Faster Payments System in second CBDC trial phase
China has embarked on the second phase of its cross-border central bank digital currency research with Hong Kong, and it...