Digital currencies
Do not discount central bank digital currency yet – Lagarde
IMF chief says central banks may be forced to issue their own form of crypto-asset
SNB rejects idea of retail central bank digital currency
Governing board member Andrea Maechler warns of “incalculable risks”
RBI to consider launching digital currency
Reserve bank to investigate issuing a digital form of central bank money
Crypto tokens not yet a ‘significant risk’ – MAS’s Menon
MAS is monitoring crypto world using “unconventional” data-gathering methods
FSB: cryptocurrencies too small to be major threat
Limited links to the real economy imply stability risks are low, chair says
Lithuania to launch ‘digital’ commemorative coin
Central bank will host a “hackathon” to decide on technology to underpin the digital asset
European authorities warn of dangers in cryptocurrency markets
Spanish and Dutch central banks warn of “misleading” data and unregulated markets
New York Fed economists unconvinced on crypto’s viable uses
Cryptocurrencies would work in dystopian world, economists say
BIS’s Carstens calls for cryptocurrency clampdown
Bitcoin has become “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster”
Do not ban cryptocurrencies – DNB
Central bank says a ban would be difficult to enforce and could impede innovation
Asian central banks crack down on cryptocurrency
Central banks in China, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore all taking action
Danish central bank dismisses central bank digital currency
Digital instrument would not make current payment system more efficient, says report
RBA’s Lowe discusses potential electronic Aussie dollar
Financial stability risk and reforms in the payment sphere holding back digital currency at present
Ingves: Riksbank ‘will soon take a stance’ on e-krona
Executive board will examine whether e-krona could be gateway to central bank money
Digital currencies may foster competitiveness in retail payments, research finds
But central banks should be cautious and implement non-anonymous models to preserve security
How crypto is my currency?
Richard Heckinger examines how central banks are grappling with new ideas on crypto-currency and distributed ledgers
Six large banks join UBS digital currency project
UBS announces third phase of digital currency project
Fintech can give emerging markets an edge – PNG governor
Loi Bakani says the central bank is supportive of attempts to develop financial technology
Panellists divided on merits of central bank digital currency
Sweden and Singapore unsure whether digital currencies will supersede cash in the near future
Kazakh central bank to roll out blockchain-based savings
Central bank plans to allow public to directly trade short-term notes
Pure DLT systems not yet suitable for wholesale payments – Bank of Canada
The current state of distributed ledger technology makes it too inefficient to run as a pure system, researchers say
Bank of Korea paper says digital currency will not displace hard cash
Digital currency could be used as a medium of exchange, but will not oust cash as a store of value
Norway’s Nicolaisen: central banks must guard against e-money takeover
Private electronic money can bring drawbacks, especially in a crisis, Norges Bank deputy governor warns
BoJ’s Nakaso says digital currencies would allow ‘wider access’ to payments
Replacing banknotes with digital currencies would be “extreme”, deputy governor says