Central Bank Digital Currency

EU Parliamentary Committee votes in favor of ‘digital euro’ CBDC
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20 February, 2024

EU Parliamentary Committee votes in favor of ‘digital euro’ CBDC

EU inches closer to having a CBDC after 48 LIBE members voted in favor of the digital euro, but it...
UK’s digital pound faces trust concerns and political opposition
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19 February, 2024

UK’s digital pound faces trust concerns and political opposition

As the U.K. edges closer to a general election, the digital pound is becoming a contentious political issue amid mounting...
Lugano settles second digital bond using wholesale CBDCs
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18 February, 2024

Lugano settles second digital bond using wholesale CBDCs

Valued at $114 million, Lugano's native digital bond will rely on Switzerland's experimental central bank digital currency for settlements.
Bank of Canada: CBDC with nationwide service locations will slice 12% of bank deposits
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15 February, 2024

Bank of Canada: CBDC with nationwide service locations will slice 12% of bank deposits

The central bank dismissed fears that a CBDC would disintermediate banks as the extra services they offer, like mortgages and...
Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture
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14 February, 2024

Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture

The Philippine central bank said it would not develop a retail central bank digital currency, and the wholesale CBDC will...
India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use
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14 February, 2024

India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use

In its monetary policy statement of 2024, the Reserve Bank of India revealed that it is looking to enable additional...