Blockchain
Permissionless payments may be the future – NY Fed study
Stablecoins’ accessibility makes them different from other fast payment options, say authors
Digitisation of money brings more regulatory risks – IMF head
Georgieva says crypto regs are in early stages and not yet coherent internationally
Eurozone payment systems not ready for quantum – research
Bank of Italy paper calls for more robust cryptographic algorithms and quantum roadmaps from suppliers
Swift to build blockchain-based global payments infrastructure
Partnership with 30 banks will be ‘pivotal’ for global finance, payments messaging network says
Kazakhstan launches tenge-pegged stablecoin pilot
Project is latest initiative to integrate digital assets into country’s financial system
Non-dollar stablecoins could spur greenback’s decline – BdF deputy
Central banks should embrace, not oppose, financial innovation, Bénassy-Quéré argues
A not-so-stable Genius Act?
New stablecoin rules raise monetary sovereignty and financial stability concerns
The Genius Act: a smart move for global payments?
Experts from the stablecoin industry discuss if new US law can live up to its name
The cost of inaction on wholesale CBDCs
A gap exists between demand in capital markets and most central banks’ research priorities as evolving risks accrue
The foundations of sovereign finance are quietly evolving
Digital settlement infrastructure is taking shape. Now SSA issuers must decide how, not whether, to participate, argues Domenico Nardelli
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu on the impact of an America-first agenda
The former acting comptroller of the currency speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the future of the US Treasury market, Fed independence, financial de-regulation, the Genius Act and international co-operation
Central banks value tokenisation for efficiency and security
Respondents see less value in crypto or stablecoin payments
Dollar stablecoins would reintroduce credit risk – Cipollone
ECB board member makes renewed case for digital euro, announces collateral management system
Project Agorá ‘faces fragmentation challenges’
Conference hears how netting and liquidity-saving mechanisms are often at odds with T+0 settlement
US banks create ‘new payment rail’ with tokenised deposits
Custodia and Vantage launch what they say is first tokenisation of a dollar demand deposit
Crypto custody a bit(coin) closer after US accounting U-turn
Federal banking supervisors expected to eventually relax regimes for safeguarding digital assets
Trump says ‘no’ to CBDCs
Digital asset schism between US and eurozone widens
Cambodia allows banks to handle stablecoins and backed cryptos
Central bank sets up legal framework to regulate cryptocurrency activities
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Deutsche Bundesbank joins Project Guardian
Germany joins France, Japan, Switzerland and UK in MAS tokenisation initiative
Banknotes: July to September 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months