
Central Bank Digital Currency
Digital yuan’s merchant fee removal worries point-of-sale manufacturers
China's digital yuan rollout prompts concerns among point-of-sale manufacturers about potential earnings decline, leading the PBoC to explore incentives for...
Russian lawmakers mull wholesale CBDC amid retail pilot launch
For Russian financial institutions to circumvent Western-backed economic sanctions since its invasion of Ukraine, Russian deputies are pushing for wholesale...
Cambodia’s Bakong goes cross-border with Alipay integration
Cambodia’s blockchain-based CBDC has partnered with Alipay for cross-border transactions, enhancing trade ties with China and enabling global access for...
Bank for International Settlements questions stablecoins’ money market stability
The Bank for International Settlements has compared stablecoins to Eurodollars, saying they lack a central authority to maintain par when...
Kazakhstan launches digital tenge, makes first retail payment
The National Payment Corporation of Kazakhstan has unveiled the CBDC, which it says integrates VISA and Mastercard, as well as...
German politician trying hard to sell parliament on BTC
Bundestag's Joana Cotar argues that BTC is a better alternative to cash than a CBDC, citing the possibility of regulators...