Central Bank Digital Currency
Bank of Japan set to launch CBDC pilot after 2 years of experiment
The central bank digital currency pilot in April will center on testing technical areas not covered by the initial PoC...
UAE sets sights on CBDC launch to improve local, cross-border payment under new scheme
While other countries choose whether to focus on a retail CBDC instead of wholesale, the United Arab Emirates is seeking...
The Digital Dollar Project
The U.S. central bank digital currency—also known as the digital dollar—is not going to be a new kind of money,...
Indonesia’s central bank unveils wholesale CBDC consultation process
Project Garuda's second phase will explore CBDC usage in the tokenization and settlement of securities transactions.
India in ‘no hurry’ for CBDC development despite notching huge milestones
India’s digital rupee pilot already had over 50,000 users and 5,000 merchants, but despite the impressive numbers, the Reserve Bank...
BIS developing new tool to monitor stablecoin balance sheets
Under Project Pyxtrial, the Bank for International Settlements is developing a tool for central banks to monitor stablecoins in a...
