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Central bank digital currencies - executive summary

A group of seven central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank and Swiss National Bank), together with the Bank for International Settlements, are working together to explore central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for the public ("general purpose" or "retail'' CBDC).

Sep 30, 2021bis
New Zealand Eyeing the Possibility of Rolling Out a CBDC

New Zealand is in the race of setting up a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because it sees it as a stepping stone towards attaining an efficient monetary policy tool.

Sep 30, 2021blockchainnewsNew Zealand CBDC
Bank of England unveils all-star payments and tech lineup for CBDC Forums

Executives and experts from Google, Amazon, PayPal and ConsenSys will be assisting Britain’s central bank with its CBDC research.

Sep 30, 2021cointelegraph
New Zealand central bank releases issue paper on digital currency

The central bank of New Zealand has outlined the major benefits of CBDC designs based on blockchain technology.

Sep 30, 2021cointelegraphNew Zealand CBDC
PayPal, Visa, Amazon Named as Core Members to Help Bank of England Work on Developing UK’s CBDC

The Bank of England has announced the members of the technology and engagement forums, which will help the central bank coordinate exploratory work on a potential UK’s CBDC.

Sep 30, 2021blockchainnews
Visa working on blockchain interoperability hub for crypto payments

Visa’s new blockchain interoperability project is designed to serve as a “network of blockchain networks.”

Sep 30, 2021cointelegraph
Fed’s Powell has no intent to ban Bitcoin or crypto

Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday on matters related to the economy and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 30, 2021cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Digital Pound: Bank of England and HM Treasury Join CBDC Forum

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have joined the central bank digital currency (CBDC) Engagement and Technology Forums. The Forums were created earlier this year alongside a task force exploring a digital pound sterling. CBDCs have emerged as a hot policy issue in the

Sep 29, 2021crowdfundinsiderDigital Pound
BIS-led CBDC trial could cut cross-border transfer time by 80%

Cross-border CBDC project seeks faster, cheaper payments by cutting out middlemen

Sep 29, 2021centralbankingmBridge
Atom Foundation Launches CBDSC Coin, Aims to Improve CBDC Infrastructure

Atom Foundation, which focuses on liquidity solutions on the blockchain, this week announced it is launching the Central Bank Distributed Secure Coin (CBDSC). CBDSC aims to improve current central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects that claims to remove volatility while adding flexibility to governments in

Sep 29, 2021crowdfundinsider
Ukraine’s central bank seeks to hire a blockchain developer, job posting reveals

The development marks another sign of the digital hryvnia project picking up steam.

Sep 29, 2021cointelegraphe-hryvnia
CBDCs can cut cross border remittance costs by half: BIS report

A BIS report based on a multi-CBDC pilot also showed significant improvements in international remittance speed.

Sep 28, 2021cointelegraphInthanon