CBDC


Policy

Landmark International CBDC Test Deemed Success, BIS Says

Over $22 million in foreign exchange was aided via the pilot involving China, Thailand and Hong Kong, the Bank for international Settlements said

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Policy

US Fed Chair Powell Urges Caution on Regulating DeFi

Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon's terraUSD stablecoin.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

French Central Bank CBDC Projects Aim to Manage DeFi Liquidity, Settle Tokenized Assets

The Bank of France is looking at a wholesale central bank digital currency that would be used by banks and financial markets.

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Opinion

Does the US Government Have a Monopoly on Trust?

How crypto could become the next great system of mutual trust in financial services.

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Finance

Australia's CBDC Pilot to Be Completed in 2023

The pilot, which is exploring "innovative use cases" for a central bank digital currency, kicked off in August.

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Policy

ECB Exploring Distributed Ledger Technology for Interbank Settlements: Panetta

A system that builds on existing interbank settlement infrastructure instead of one based entirely on DLT can be implemented "more rapidly" according to ECB executive board member Fabio Panetta.

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Policy

Here’s What’s In the White House’s Crypto Reports

The White House published six reports and a framework. Here’s what they said.

State of Crypto (Regulation & Policy)

Videos

Iran’s Central Bank to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon

The Central Bank of Iran will start a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot on Thursday, according to the country’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture. “The Hash” panel discusses what this means for CBDC development across the globe.

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Policy

Digital Dollar Likely Won't Be Part of Retail Banking World, US Lawmaker Says

White House reports on central bank digital currencies "point the way" but Congress still has to pass legislation on these issues, Congressman Jim Himes told CoinDesk.

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