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The COVID-19 crisis has pushed people to seek alternative technological solutions as blockchain and crypto become more popular.
A stabilised digital coin could be used as a tool to help mitigate the effects of hyperinflation on individuals' asset value.
Visa has filed a patent application to create digital currency — potentially using Ethereum as the blockchain.
New Central Banking survey finds central banks favour DLT for possible digital currency projects
The National Bank of Cambodia is set to launch its nationwide Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Payment Network. Users will be able to transact, send, and receive money instantly on mobile devices via QR codes.
In the wake of the announcements of Facebook's Libra and the Chinese government’s intention to have a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the topic of CBDCs as a new component of a country’s legal tender has become popular with governments and commentators. The basic idea
Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus.
Central Banking survey reveals shift away from wholesale experimentation
Emerging technologies such as blockchain are reshaping the landscape of the traditional financial system in Europe.
Major crypto event, Consensus: Distributed, kicks off virtually, with ECB board member Yves Mersch discussing central bank digital currencies.
European Central Bank executive board member Yves Mersch believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological.
Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U.S.-based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA.
Most central banks believe there are retail uses for CBDCs, but few plan to launch one in the next five years
As China stops the spread of COVID-19 inside the country, the government announced two of the largest crypto and blockchain-related developments.