
Central Bank Digital Currency
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20 May, 2023
Australia records first FX transaction with CBDCs as trial gathers steam
Blockchain infrastructure provider Canvas broke the news on May 17, noting that two digital asset fund managers, DigitalX and TAF...
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19 May, 2023
G7 finance ministers renew support for digital asset monitoring, CBDC research
G7 member nations reiterate that CBDCs could play a major role in maintaining a good financial system but, similar to...
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19 May, 2023
Bank of Korea taps Samsung to spearhead offline CBDC research
The partnership between Samsung and the Bank of Korea entails experimenting with offline payment functionality for CBDC, including studying the...
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18 May, 2023
BIS shines light on offline CBDC payments in new handbook
The Bank for International Settlements "Project Polaris" outlined the benefits of offline CBDCs for countries gearing to launch digital iterations...
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16 May, 2023
Hungary’s central bank sees no rush in launching CBDCs
Hungary is following other countries in launching a CBDC, but its central bank says it is in no rush to...
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11 May, 2023
Brazil’s central bank allows firms to participate in digital real CBDC pilot
Participating financial institutions will be selected based on their previous experiences with distributed ledger technology with a preference for the...