
Central Bank Digital Currency
Fuzhou lures Web3 firms with incentives to set up shop in the city
After baring its metaverse ambitions, China is now focusing on fortifying its Web3 ecosystem, with Fuzhou leading the way by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...