
Central Bank Digital Currency
Solomon Islands to launch CBDC proof-of-concept with Soramitsu
The Solomon Islands has teamed up with Soramitsu for a CBDC exploration, with Bokolo Cash proof-of-concept eyed to enhance financial...
BIS, World Bank to tokenize promissory notes
BIS will tokenize promissory notes which still rely on stacks of papers, and while this “isn’t going to revolutionize the...
Tom Emmer criticizes Treasury Department plea for greater authority over digital asset space
Responding to Adeyemo, Rep. Tom Emmer accuses the U.S. Treasury of having a savior complex while reiterating his opposition against...
South Korea CBDC pilot launching in 2024 with over 100,000 participants
The Bank of Korea will begin its retail CBDC pilot in 2024, testing use cases like payments for government grants...
Canton of Zurich digital bond utilizes wholesale CBDC for settlements
Zurich pioneers digitization with a CHF 100M digital bond on SDX, utilizing CBDC settlements, led by UBS, Raiffeisen, Zurcher Kantonalbank,...
European Central Bank steps up wholesale digital euro trials
The European Central Bank recently held a meeting in which it outlined the themes it’s exploring, including assessing the demand...