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Central bank confirms digital yuan will be direct central bank liability
Three senators urged the Olympic committee to work with federal agencies "to protect the privacy of American athletes from the Chinese Communist Government."
Yale Professor Gary B. Gorton and Jeffery Zhang of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System have co-authored a 49-page paper called, “Taming Wildcat Stablecoins.”
Swedish central bank points to false online information claiming it is selling e-kronor
A working paper released in English by the People’s Bank of China cites cryptocurrencies as an important context for the digital yuan’s development and reveals that the digital currency will use smart contracts to allow for programmability.
'I am concerned about getting this right.' - Jerome Powell Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hiked up to Capitol Hill this week to visit with the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee. The House Comittee held a hearing yesterday with Senate Banking holding
Welcoming remarks by Mr Piero Cipollone, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, at TIPS Webinar, Bank of Italy, 12 July 2021.
The Chinese government’s ongoing crusade against cryptocurrencies might have dramatic consequences for both domestic and global crypto traders.
Powell stated that stablecoins need stricter regulations if they are to be part of the payment universe.
Central bank supports European Commission plan for e-identity rollout across the eurozone
International bodies urge central banks to bolster CBDC co-operation
Opening remarks by Mr Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) / Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC) Seminar on "New Technologies, Financial Inclusion and Monetary Policy in CCA Countries", Session 3: New technologies and monetary policy frameworks, 12 July 2021.
The Bank of Korea plans to select an operator to run a blockchain-based CBDC pilot next month that will test a digital won in various use cases.
CBDCs Report: Switzerland may want to seriously consider Central Bank Digital Currency projects to remain competitive:
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has plans to develop an in-house digital currency by 2026.