Digital Shekel

China turns against stablecoins; Sony preps PlayStation stable
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2 December, 2025

China turns against stablecoins; Sony preps PlayStation stable

China's central bank targets stablecoins amid regulatory challenges, while South Korea pushes for stablecoin legislation to advance digital finance.
Iraq eyes CBDC launch; Israel crafts digital shekel design
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14 March, 2025

Iraq eyes CBDC launch; Israel crafts digital shekel design

Iraq announced plans to launch a digital dinar to improve its payments ecosystem; meanwhile, Israel published the design of its...
Round-up of the week’s biggest blockchain news
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24 February, 2025

Round-up of the week’s biggest blockchain news

The blockchain and digital asset space flourishes in the finance sector with new stablecoin projects, tokenized bonds, and developments in...
Israel announces first batch of digital shekel challenge participants
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2 August, 2024

Israel announces first batch of digital shekel challenge participants

Israel’s central bank announced the digital shekel challenge in May, and it has now picked COTI, Fireblocks, PayPal and 11...
Israel postpones CBDC launch
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16 July, 2024

Israel postpones CBDC launch

After successful pilots and collaboration with the Bank of International Settlements, BOI Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said it was waiting...
Israel’s digital shekel challenge targets innovative CBDC applications
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6 June, 2024

Israel’s digital shekel challenge targets innovative CBDC applications

The Bank of Israel launched the challenge to explore the feasibility of issuing a digital shekel, inspired by the Bank...