Swedish central bank wants to host digital currency innovation hub
The Riksbank hopes to secure funding for a period of five years should its application to host the hub be successful.
The Riksbank hopes to secure funding for a period of five years should its application to host the hub be successful.
Outgoing Gov. Mark Carney addressed the so-called risks posed by central bank digital currencies.
The BIS report analyzed the so-called “trade-offs” that would be required in designing central bank digital currencies.
Thomas Moser made the trip to CoinGeek London Conference to give insight into the Swiss central bank’s view on digital currencies.
Lawmakers in Japan are set to publish proposals this week which could pave the way for digital currency use in the country.
Project Bakong will deploy blockchain-powered technology across Cambodia’s payment networks, and will feature a central bank digital currency.
While the Bank of Japan had no immediate plans for a CBDC, it was “very important” for the central bank to be prepared should the need arise.
The Bank of Thailand and Hong Kong’s central bank have made progress in their plans to issue a central bank digital currency.
The framework was not an endorsement of CBDCs, but was designed to make the relevant information available to institutions weighing their options.
The U.K. central bank has teamed up with five other central banks to research CBDC use cases.
The Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) will be studying the technical feasibility of a digital euro as well as what sets it apart from the existing payment methods.
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said there was no reason to issue a central bank digital currency in the current climate.