CBDCs


Marchés

French Central Bank Trials Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement

The pilot involved the settlement on a private blockchain of around €2 million.

Banque de France

Marchés

Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency

The "number of things that people use as reserves will expand," but the U.S. dollar will still retain its dominant role.

Former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper at the AIPAC 2017 Convention.

Juridique

Jerome Powell on CBDCs: ‘We Don’t Feel a Need to Be First’

He estimated it will take “years rather than months” before the Fed releases a CBDC.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Marchés

First Mover: Forget Facebook's Stablecoin. Now It's $700B Bitcoin in the Crosshairs

Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple of months to more than $700 billion in market value is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators. 

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks via webcast from a Reuters event on Wednesday.

Marchés

Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia's Macquarie

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

Finance

Swedish Bankers Air Concerns Over E-Krona Digital Currency Plan

While the Riksbank appears keen to launch the e-krona, bankers are worried about how the digital currency might affect their industry.

Swedish krona

Finance

LCX Exchange Gets Licensed in Liechtenstein to Help Banks Create Their Own Digital Assets

LCX has been granted eight out of the 11 crypto-related licenses in Liechtenstein.

Keynote Exclusives – Consensus: Distributed

Finance

Ukraine Government Picks Stellar Development Foundation to Help Build National Digital Currency

The Stellar Development Foundation's work with Ukraine's government to digitize the hryvnia will officially launch this month.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Juridique

Shenzhen to Double Digital Yuan Giveaway in China's Latest Lottery Test

The latest digital currency giveaway is aimed to gauge user experience ahead of an expected launch.

Chinese red envelope gift