CBDC
Sarb finds ‘no compelling need’ for a retail CBDC
Central bank pivots towards wholesale version while modernising national payments system
ECB enters new phase for digital euro, with issuance set for 2029
CBDC’s next phase to focus on technical readiness, market engagement and legislative support
Kyrgyzstan to pursue digital strategy with Zhao
Country’s president calls Binance founder “trusted adviser” following controversial pardon by Trump
BoE considering new form of offline payments for UK
Phase two of digital pound work to start next month, as Bailey softens stance on stablecoins
ECB disputes PwC estimate of digital euro implementation costs
Lenders will need to spend around the same as they did implementing PSD2, central bank argues
ECB says digital euro would not disrupt financial stability
Lenders remain healthy under modelled crisis scenario, regardless of CBDC’s holding limits
ECB picks digital euro service providers
Bank names six private companies, along with backup options, for CBDC project
ECB’s Evelien Witlox on design choices for the digital euro
The digital euro’s program director speaks about holding limits, waterfall arrangements, programmability, blockchain usage and offline ‘secure elements’ for cash-like exchanges
ECB sheds light on uses for a digital euro
‘Sandbox’ participants speak of largely positive experiences with prototype CBDC
ECB’s Cipollone reveals plans for digital euro infrastructure
Mobile app to enable “basic functionality”, with transactions processed in three different regions
Dutch merchants say digital euro is good if it works offline
DNB study finds vendors wary of costs, wanting “equal or lower” fees compared with existing options
Crypto has accelerated CBDC work – BIS survey
Developing and emerging economies more likely to make retail CBDC available on distributed ledgers
Stablecoins could increase EU’s dependency on US – ECB official
Strategy needed to maintain monetary policy autonomy and financial stability, says Schaaf
Central banks’ CBDC sentiment can prove contagious – BIS study
Authors say Fed and ECB’s positions on digital assets affect how the currencies are perceived elsewhere
ECB fine-tunes plans for digital euro
Bank hails improvements to CBDC in latest progress report
Digital euro may benefit banks in ways stablecoins can’t – Cipollone
ECB board member says CBDC, like the euro, offers chance to “unite Europe”
Interest-bearing CBDCs could be better for depositors – study
CEPR study says there is “optimal” rate at which currencies would improve people’s welfare
RBA announces private partners for wholesale tokenisation project
Central bank to issue CBDC on third-party platforms and work with Australian dollar stablecoin issuers
Lagarde renews calls for digital euro
ECB president tells lawmakers to “rapidly” introduce legislation for CBDC launch
Dollar stablecoins would reintroduce credit risk – Cipollone
ECB board member makes renewed case for digital euro, announces collateral management system
ECB launches digital euro ‘innovation platform’
Bank garners around 70 private “pioneers” and “visionaries” to discuss CBDC