Distributed ledger
BoE pledges to link tokenised markets to central bank money
Bank says RTGS will be modified to support use of tokenised assets as collateral by 2028
UAE’s E-KYC platform to use DLT, says private sector partner
Norbloc CEO says solution will be akin to private blockchain
Australian payments authorities consult on shared tech strategy
Digital IDs expected to become central in payments, as tokenisation forms parallel system
CNB governor: engaging with bitcoin does not mean endorsing it
Aleš Michl says bank’s digital asset ‘test portfolio’ is ‘not a political statement’
Barry Eichengreen on the evolution of the global monetary order
The US monetary expert speaks to Thomas Chow about similarities between the dollar and 18th century Dutch money and why Washington has bet on the ‘wrong horse’ with private stablecoins
Current threats to central bank independence
Improved communications, advocacy for tech oversight and international co-operation will help to address challenges posed by populism, excessive debt and new forms of money, write Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large
HKMA deputy says credit risks to remain ‘complex’ in 2026
Yuen notes continued pressure on Hong Kong’s commercial real estate market
Decentralised money always fragments – BIS’s Shin
Paper shows blockchain-based finance cannot replicate network effects of central bank money
ECB reveals longer-term DLT strategy
Bank to focus on building ‘entirely innovative and integrated’ tokenised asset ecosystem
Why Trump’s latest Truth should make TradFi twitchy
Wall Street is becoming the villain in US president’s crypto movie
Fintech Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarks shed light on the race between different digital assets, public and private
BoE to assess eligibility of digital gilts in monetary operations
UK set to become first G7 country to issue sovereign bonds on DLT
HKMA wants lenders to accelerate post-quantum planning
De facto central bank to unveil preparedness index, among other future-proofing tech initiatives
ECB tweaks collateral framework, ‘paves way’ for DLT-based assets
Bank clarifies ‘climate factor’ in securities pricing, introduces haircuts on sterling, dollar and yen assets
China’s interest-bearing CBDC a world first, experts say
E-CNY now more integrated with commercial banking, thus solidifying country’s two-tier system
Next-generation reserve management and monetary operations
Central bank modernisation is essential to ensure institutions can execute mission-critical operations and prepare for future opportunities.
CBDCs versus instant payments
Are technological and ecosystem advances using CBDCs and instant payments complementary or substitutes?
World’s largest CSD moves to tokenise Treasuries
DTCC subsidiary with $100 trillion under custody to partner with Digital Assets’ blockchain
BIS tests tokenised FX settlement in instant cross-border payments
Minimal tech upgrades proposed to link central bank money on DLT across Europe and Asia
Norway’s central bank latest to disavow CBDC
Currency would not be ‘appropriate’ to maintain krone’s monetary sovereignty, Norges Bank says