Auditability, privacy, transparency, and resiliency are four essential properties of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) system. However, it is difficult to satisfy these properties at once. This ...

Australia's central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a range of industry partners pursuing projects using real money ...

Pakistan’s central bank is preparing to launch a pilot for a digital currency and is finalising legislation to regulate ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently announced significant steps in its pursuit of financial innovation and monetary policy refinement.

Ex-ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi warned the EU's slow roll-out of euro stablecoins could cede control to dollar-backed ...

Euro stablecoin push gains urgency as EU acts under MiCA to cut USD dominance and shield monetary sovereignty.