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 ...

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.

The central bank digital currency (CBDC) is gaining popularity for the last few years in many countries as it will affect the entire ecosystem of the current financial infrastructure. The CBDC ...

China's tech giants JD.com and Alibaba affiliate Ant Group are urging the central bank to authorise yuan-based stablecoins to ...

Spain's BBVA continues its European expansion, launching a 100% digital retail bank in Germany.

The Russian digital ruble, the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), will finally launch nationwide on September 1, 2026. Read more!

The European Commission is set to clarify that the European Union's crypto rules allow stablecoins issued by a company with an EU licence to be treated as interchangeable with those issued by a ...

The European Commission is set to announce new rules for the fast-growing stablecoin market in the coming days, despite ...