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ECB Mulls Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets
Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems as they explore central bank digital currencies.
The U.S. Should Lead the Digital Future of Money
In his speech ay CoinDesk’s Consensus festival Wednesday, Chris Giancarlo, the head of the non-profit Digital Dollar Project, said a U.S. central bank digital currency is too important to be left to central bankers to design. Money is a social issue requiring broad-based public engagement.
Digital Euro Holdings Shouldn't Be Capped, Study Says
The research, commissioned by the European Parliament, counters an argument that the currency should be used only for daily transactions, not as a source of savings.
Lawmakers Could Still Nix Digital Euro, ECB’s Panetta Says
The central bank wants the CBDC to be universally accepted and potentially usable by those without bank accounts.
Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency: Report
The country's central bank wants people to be able to exchange Zimbabwe dollars for the gold-backed token so that they can hedge against the currency's volatility.
EU Lawmakers Skeptical on Digital Euro Plans
Members of the European Parliament seem nonplussed as they prepare for legislation on the central bank digital currency.
Central Banks Successfully Test DLT in Linking Financial Settlement Systems
The experiment run by the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements shows it's possible to settle large synchronized transactions in central bank money, a report said.
Israel's Central Bank Outlines Scenarios for Issuing a Digital Shekel
The bank hasn't decided yet whether to issue a central bank digital currency.
Hong Kong's Central Bank Digital Currency Could Be on Permissioned Blockchain: Source
The regulator of e-HKD has left the implementation of Hong Kong's CBDC to the banks.
U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill; CME to Add New Crypto Offerings
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies and a request to study a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Separately, derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is adding to its cryptocurrency offerings with daily expirations for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) futures options contracts.
