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ECB’s Panetta: Digital Euro Could Come Out Within 4 Years

Peer-to-peer payments could be a first test case, though no final decision has been made yet.

Euro banknotes (Elena Popova/Getty Images)

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Chilean Digital Peso Would Need to Work Offline, Central Bank Governor Says

Design principles are due out later this week, though no final decision has been taken on the digital peso.

Chilean pesos (Buenaventuramariano/Getty Images)

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Dr. Doom’s Crypto Embrace? We’re All Just Figuring Things Out

Bitcoin skeptic Nouriel Roubini’s development of a digital currency with Dubai’s Atlas Capital is the latest evidence of an industry that is still evolving.

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The Bahamas’ ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF Says

The CBDC represents just a tiny fraction of the available currency in the Caribbean nation, the international organization noted.

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Survey: 9 Out of 10 Central Banks are Exploring CBDCs

According to a survey conducted in 2021 by the Bank for International Settlements, nine out of ten central banks globally are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDC), with more than half of them currently developing the asset or running concrete experiments.

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9 Out of 10 Central Banks Exploring Digital Currency, BIS Says

A survey conducted in 2021 by the Bank for International Settlements found more than half of central banks are developing CBDCs or running concrete experiments.

Banco de Pagos Internacionales. (Harold Cunningham/Getty)

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5 Questions for Chris ‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo

The ex Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief discusses regulation, digital dollars and financial inclusion. This article is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

J. Christopher Giancarlo (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Bahamas Prime Minister on Embracing Crypto

Speaking from the Crypto Bahamas conference, Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis and Attorney General Ryan Pinder discuss how the country’s digital asset regulatory framework fosters an environment that crypto firms like FTX can consider “home.” Plus, a conversation on the Bahamas’ anti-money laundering efforts and the Sand Dollar central bank digital currency.

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First Mover Asia: Hong Kong Isn’t Sure if It Needs a CBDC

The issues that have prompted other countries to explore a central bank digital currency don’t exist to the same extent in Hong Kong; bitcoin continues its mini-upswing.

Hong Kong faces a choice about pursuing a CBDC. (Camerique/ClassicStock/Getty Images)