Digital currencies
Bank Indonesia announces CBDC plan
Central bank will test wholesale and retail CBDC as Warjiyo says private digital assets pose new risks
BoJ to test CBDC next year, reports say
Two-year pilot project will examine whether digital currency can work without internet access
FTX collapse: what went wrong?
Regulators close in as downfall of major exchange rips through crypto sector
BIS tests stablecoins in its first retail CBDC project
Project Aurum with HKMA also explored a token model
Project shows blockchain making FX trades faster and safer – NY Fed
Tests by NY Fed and BIS settles FX spot trades in less than 15 seconds
Fed’s stability report warns over global tightening and stablecoins
Stablecoins face possible runs while strong dollar poses EM risks, Fed says
China’s CBDC will have “managed” anonymity, says PBoC governor
Yi Gang says authorities must balance between protecting privacy and fighting illicit activity
Uses of CBDC are unclear, several officials say
Officials differ over whether digital currency could increase financial inclusion
BIS and central banks say multi-CBDC platform trial was a success
Central banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and UAE took part in US$22 million cross-border trial
Should a CBDC really be like cash?
Electronic and physical cash are fundamentally different and must be treated as such
Educating banks is key to CBDC project, ECCB officials say
Crypto asset providers tried to take advantage of CBDC launch, deputy governor says
Eswatini central bank signs contract for CBDC research
Giesecke + Devrient hired as “technical consultant”
China’s CBDC spending surpasses 100 billion yuan
PBoC vows to promote e-yuan use beyond retail payments
Digital dollar could reduce unbanked in US by 93% – Dallas Fed paper
Inclusion need not come at the cost of disintermediation, researchers find
Is there a case for a retail CBDC in Japan?
A BoJ-managed, account-ledger ‘digital yen’ tied to the new Kotora payments may offer some potential
US CBDC research ‘could take years’, says Treasury
Report weighs design choices that could underpin digital dollar
Myanmar may go on money laundering blacklist, report says
Opposition calls on New York Fed to unfreeze Myanmar assets to back proposed digital currency
US will take ‘some time’ to decide on CBDC, Powell says
Fed chair says it must act to prevent inflation expectations rising
Case for retail CBDC ‘not compelling’ in Singapore – Menon
But MAS is building CBDC and sees some “promising use cases” for digital assets
PBoC launches new phase of e-yuan pilot
Consumers in some cities can use prototype CBDC for public transport and housing
Nigerian governor announces second phase of CBDC project
E-naira has been used in transactions worth $9.5 million, Emefiele says
Fed issues guidance for banks using crypto assets
Federal Reserve seeks more disclosure from banks holding crypto
CBDCs could hugely improve cross-border payments – ECB’s Bindseil
“Holy grail” of secure, instant universal payments could be a reality in next 10 years, authors say
Chinese CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash, says PBoC official
Mu Changchun says small digital wallets will allow anonymity, but says freedom needs constraints