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Janet Yellen calls on lawmakers to develop a consistent federal framework for stablecoins, Hester Peirce urges to allow room for failure, and more.

Commenting on the recent market volatility, Fabio Panetta also said stablecoins were still “vulnerable to runs,” just as investing in cryptocurrencies carried certain risks.

Does government-issued digital money pose an existential threat to cryptocurrencies? Probably not, but stablecoin usage could narrow.

Chile’s apex bank, Banco Central de Chile is exploring more research options to determine whether it will issue a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or not

Jonas Gross spoke with Cointelegraph about the digital euro’s risks for private banks and the goals of the ECB.

The ECB drops another working paper on the digital euro, causing more outrage from Europeans opposing a central bank digital currency.

Chile’s planned start to its digital peso rollout in early 2022 has been held back while its central bank conducts more analysis to inform a new report by the end of the year.

The effort will include issuing guidance for NFTs and ICOs, expanding infrastructure and supporting CBDC research.

BCCH to carry out public outreach but says existing payments system may be enough

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the upgrade to its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) dubbed the eNAIRA.

Stakeholders believe that the digital shekel would boost competition, but remain divided on the matter of privacy.

Israeli digital currency should comply with global information security standards

The report points out stablecoin’s possible low stress resistance and overuse in leveraged cyptocurrency trading, reiterates its position on CBDC.

The Bank of Tanzania is actively introducing a CBDC to strengthen the domestic payment system.