CBDC


Juridique

China's CBDC Transactions Reach $14B as Uptake Slows: Report

Transaction volume in e-CNY has only increased by 14% in 2022 from the end of last year compared with the 154% growth recorded in the last six months of 2021.

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Juridique

Slicing the Elephant: Inside the Design of a Digital Euro

There are plenty of decisions yet to be made about the landmark CBDC, the head of the ECB’s digital euro project, Evelien Witlox, tells CoinDesk.

The digital euro project manager at the ECB says the bank has sliced the elephantine task of developing the CBDC into smaller decisions. (Yuko Suzuki/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Juridique

India's Central Bank Crystalizes CBDC Vision in Concept Note

"Currently, we are at the forefront of a watershed movement in the evolution of currency that will decisively change the very nature of money and its functions," said the RBI.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

Finance

Atlantic Council Director Sees 'Splintering' Financial System if US Falls Behind on CBDCs

Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council, joined “First Mover” to discuss how a U.S. CBDC could be a trendsetter for the rest of the world, once it gets beyond the research stage.

Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council (atlanticcouncil.org)

Vidéos

Financial Messaging System SWIFT Says It Has Proved It Can Lead Global CBDC Framework

SWIFT, a key part of the conventional financial system that helps make cross-border payments between banks, has presented a framework for a global central bank digital currency (CBDC) system, claiming to have solved the challenge of interoperability between different networks. “The Hash” hosts discuss what this means for the future of digital payments.

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Juridique

Republican Lawmakers Who Oppose a Fed-Issued CBDC Ask for Justice Department's Assessment

The report came in response to President Biden's executive order on crypto.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

SWIFT dice que puede ser el camino a seguir para las CBDCs globales

El sistema de mensajería interbancaria dijo que ha realizado transacciones entre diferentes redes de blockchains, utilizando tanto CBDCs como monedas fiduciarias.

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Finance

SWIFT Says It's Proved It Can Be the Way Forward for Global CBDCs

The financial messaging system said it has carried out transactions between different blockchain networks using both central bank digital currencies and fiat currencies.

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