Currency
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
Irish central bank will still exchange old banknotes and coins
Authorities take opportunity to remind public that UK paper £20s and £50s are expiring
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
Cuban regime to buy foreign currency near market rates
Move cuts peso’s dollar exchange rate by four-fifths after Cubans protest over shortages
Taiwan governor says ‘no need to worry’ about capital outflows
Yang Chin-Long says Taiwan has sufficient foreign reserves to handle potential FX volatility
Banknotes round-up: Egypt debuts polymer note
Peru continues rollout of new series; Mexico to withdraw 20 peso note; and more
Kenyan governor denies shortage of small-denomination notes
Interior minister had claimed that politicians were draining supply to pay election bribes
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
CBDCs could limit bank runs, US paper argues
Digital currency could make policy-makers better able to handle banking panics, say researchers
Uzbekistan introduces new 200,000 som note
Highest denomination banknote designed to ease cash payments
Central African Republic launches crypto asset
Regional central bank reaffirmed ban on cryptocurrency after CAR made bitcoin legal tender
Croatia gets green light to become 20th eurozone member
Eurozone expands for first time since 2015
US regulators gear up for CBDC work
US Treasury and Fed governor hint at the next steps in CBDC development
Cash, not trash: the second lives of substrate
Central banks and their banknote providers are taking a range of approaches to recycling cash