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UAE regulator working with Binance after crypto heist
Exchange claims $6 billion of stolen funds replenished as customers withdraw $5 billion
Bank of Israel rebukes Netanyahu over sanction evading crypto plan
Former deputy governor tells Central Banking prime minister’s proposals are ‘stupid’ and ‘crazy’
Central banks monitoring global cyber security threat
Security agencies urge organisations to implement immediate updates or take systems offline
Georgieva: love it, hate it or fear it, AI is here
IMF MD’s ambivalence contrasts with Macklem’s cautious optimism and Anthropic policy chief’s bullishness
GFTN’s Maha El Dimachki on the tech forces facing central banks
Tokenisation, AI and quantum are converging as global financial corridors evolve
Bailey calls for AI kill switch ahead of regulation
FPC says technology is escalating financial stability risks and making them more intertwined
Podcast: Cyber security threats to financial stability in the age of AI
Nation-state espionage, malware and ransomware but with agentic AI swarms
Firms are rejecting stablecoins – Cleveland Fed study
Local businesses express scepticism about technology, with one saying ‘just pay me in US dollars’
Bank of Korea reveals staff data was hacked this year
Contractor notified central bank a month after employees’ personal details were compromised
Mamerto Tangonan on the Philippines’ glocal digital ecosystem
Deputy governor shares insights on the nexus of wCBDC and digital sovereign bonds, multilateral payments governance and 'smart' global trade
EU central banks want more sovereign bonds in stablecoin reserves
Micar review proposals include severing crypto interdependence with rival banks
BIS economists take aim at crypto industry data
Central banks should consider blockchain stats ‘noisy approximations’ of actual economic activity
ECB launches Pontes and prepares to invest in tokenised securities
Bundesbank onboarded as market participant to trade tokenised assets settled in central bank money
US Clarity Act fails again in Senate
Democrats win over Republicans to oppose Trump-backed crypto bill
Japan’s CBDC pilot far from ready for mass adoption – BoJ
Central bank says building digital currency for public use will be much harder than testing
Brics governors announce central bank capacity-building hub
Focus will be on sustainable finance, cyber security and AI
BoK finds market infrastructure rules affect stablecoin and FX moves
Access to FX and crypto markets bears on won internationalisation efforts
Bailey warns AI could crash global financial system
FSB chief warns of cyber security risks and threats from leveraged investments in technology
MAS proposes changes to Singapore’s stablecoin regulations
Amendments would see multi-jurisdictional and foreign stablecoins recognised
Podcast: Quantum and the Fed
The Fed's quantum computing strategy as AI accelerates Q-day
Anchor tokenisation in central bank money, says BIS’s de Cos
General manager uses Jackson Hole speech to champion tokenised deposits and reserves over stablecoins