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Europe Turns to Digital Currency

In an interview with Handelsblatt, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel dismissed criticism and concerns surrounding the digital euro. The possibility that the project could ultimately evolve into a form of capital control appears to play virtually no role eith…

Jun 1, 2026Freerepublic.comDigital Euro
The Engineered Collapse: Why Energy Lockdowns and Food Shortages Are the Next Phase of the Depopulation Agenda

The Mask Is Off: We Are Heading Toward Engineered Depopulation I have warned for years that the elites driving global policy are not merely incompetent — they are executing a deliberate depopulation agenda. The COVID-19 pandemic was their test run for mass be…

Jun 1, 2026Naturalnews.comDigital Dollar
Europe Turns to Digital Currency

Photo Credit: Public Domain PicturesThe digital euro ranks among the most ambitious projects within the political architecture of the European Union.

Jun 1, 2026Americanthinker.comDigital Dollar
US, UK central bankers offer contrary views on stablecoins

US Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller told a conference on Sunday that stablecoins can expand the reach of US policy while the Bank of England's Megan Greene sees their popularity soon fading.

May 31, 2026CointelegraphDigital Dollar
Fed Gov. Waller Champions Stablecoins and Dismisses CBDCs

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is promoting stablecoin usage while blasting central bank digital currencies. During a speech Sunday (May 31) in Croatia, Waller said the global spread of stablecoins could increase the influence of U.S. central ban…

May 31, 2026pymnts.comDigital Dollar
Dollar Dominance Remains Alive And Well (Part 1)

The dollar is supposed to be dying. We've heard that argument for the better part of a decade, and it's getting louder, not quieter. The narrative goes that BRICS countries are building an alternative, that China is dumping Treasuries, that gold is replacing …

May 29, 2026Realinvestmentadvice.comUnited Arab Emirates CBDC
RBI to explore CBDC pilot in cross-border transactions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to expand its digital rupee pilot to more direct benefit transfer schemes and the domestic retail space in the current fiscal year. Additionally, the RBI is exploring the use of CBDC in cross-border transactions, signing…

May 29, 2026The Times of IndiaDigital Rupee
The US Will Never Have Its Own CBDC—And Here’s Why

The US Treasury Secretary stated that America will never launch its own digital dollar. We explain why.  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated that... The post The US Will Never Have Its Own CBDC—And Here’s Why appeared first on Bitcoin Foundation.

May 29, 2026Bitcoinfoundation.orgDigital Dollar
RBI plans expansion of digital rupee through welfare schemes, cross border payments

Separately, the RBI said its cloud ‌platform for financial firms went live in beta mode with nine ​users, making such a move amongst the first among central banks

May 29, 2026BusinessLineUnited Arab Emirates CBDC
European Central Bank outlines strategy to modernize central bank money with digital euro

The ECB's digital euro strategy could reshape global financial dynamics, challenging USD dominance and enhancing eurozone monetary sovereignty. The post European Central Bank outlines strategy to modernize central bank money with digital euro appeared first o…

May 28, 2026Crypto BriefingDigital Dollar
‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo Sees a Digital Dollar Built for Machines, Not Humans

Explore more conversations like this From the Block. Today’s payments stack was designed to be human-first. But on the latest episode of “From the Block,” J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair and co-founder of the…

May 28, 2026pymnts.comDigital Dollar
Australia’s Project Acacia shows why tokenized markets still hinge on settlement money

Project Acacia has now tested how tokenized asset markets could settle in Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre released findings from Project Acacia, a wholesale experiment that moved digital money and token…

May 28, 2026CryptoSlateProject Acacia
Digital Asset Giant Tether To Launch ‘Official Stablecoin of Georgia’ in Partnership With Government

Tether has announced plans to launch GEL?, a stablecoin pegged to the Georgian Lari, in partnership with the Government of Georgia. The announcement marks one of the first efforts to place a national currency directly onto digital asset infrastructure under a…

May 27, 2026The Daily HodlDigital Lari
China’s top court to study rules for crypto and AI cases

China's Supreme People's Court said it will research new judicial guidelines tied to virtual currency and AI-generated content cases, as part of a broader push to support its digital economy.

May 27, 2026Cointelegraphe-CNY
India’s 18-month window: take leadership of tokenization while the rails are still being laid

We have one DPI stack, three regulators that must converge efforts and 18 months to take the lead on tokenizing assets. If digital ID proof holds the key, we must use Aadhaar as a headstart on setting global standards. RBI, Sebi and the Gift City regulator mu…

May 25, 2026LivemintProject Ensemble