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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of digitalization has become central to achieving sustainability and lessening climate change.
Over half of sample had not heard of central bank-issued digital currency, survey finds
The Norwegian central bank aims to find a preferred CBDC solution through new technical tests.
Back in October of 2020, the European Union launched a consultation on the possibility of creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital euro. The results of the consultation will help guide the European Central Bank's decision as to whether, or not, to launch
Macau’s casino junket operators have already been on the rocks during the coronavirus pandemic, and some fear that they could be “faded out” following the introduction of a fully traceable digital yuan.
Christian Catalini, an MIT Professor and co-founder of Diem (formerly Libra), visited with CNBC yesterday providing a minor update on the much-anticipated cryptocurrency. Libra/Diem lurched into the crypto-sphere in 2019 with great expectations of becoming a non-sovereign digital currency utilized by the hundreds of millions
One of the contributors to the Bank of England's preliminary CBDC research tells us why a digital pound is neccessary in the United Kingdom.
The UK has launched a CBDC task force where the Bank of England and the HM Treasury will collaborate to study CBDC.
The Bahamas narrowly beats Cambodia because its CBDC is available to all citizens.
The United Kingdom is the latest country to begin exploring the possibility of creating a central bank digital currency.
Pakistan to conduct research on developing its own central bank digital currency to enable greater financial inclusion
CBDCs: China to expand digital yuan pilot program into other cities, but no confirmed date for official virtual currency launch.
Countries like the Bahamas and Thailand are on the leading edge of CBDC development, according to a new research report.
Central bank also forms new division to lead “internal exploration” of digital currency