Central bank digital currency
Podcast: the legal implications of CBDC
The majority of central banks cannot issue CBDCs to the public under current frameworks
Bank of Korea report calls for new laws on CBDC issuance
Research explores legal issues surrounding central bank digital currency
Riksbank extends e-krona pilot to test offline functionality
Sweden’s central bank will continue CBDC experiment until 2022
Decentralised, private, cash-like: researchers propose CBDC designs
Canadian universities outline several options for a central bank digital currency
Bank of Canada may speed research into central-bank e-currency
Deputy governor says digital cash “not foregone conclusion,” criticises crypto
PBoC subsidiary sets up joint venture with Swift
New initiative could be involved in internationalising renminbi and developing digital currency
Ulrich Bindseil on the launch of the digital euro
The ECB’s director-general for market infrastructure and payments speaks about the functionality, tiering approaches, privacy policies, ledger technology and ecosystem impact of the eurozone's planned CBDC
Bank of Finland to focus on sustainable growth
Central bank also aims to create “world’s best” financial literacy programme
Carstens questions wisdom of fully anonymous CBDC
Idea of complete anonymity in digital systems is a “chimera”, BIS chief says
More central banks plan experimental CBDCs – BIS
Emerging market central banks in particular are focusing on retail CBDCs, report says
BIS to research prototype DLT green bond platform
Innovation hub sets up international network to share knowledge and address problems
The role of Tips for the future payments landscape
Tips could support euro CBDC plus cross-border payments in many currencies
2020: The year in review
The past 12 months have been marked by crisis-fighting and losses, but also innovation
China’s digital yuan kicks off test on e-commerce platforms
New round of tests in Suzhou allow use of CBDC for online shopping for the first time; new features designed to protect privacy
CBDC could give consumers power over their data – paper
Mere existence of CBDC could discipline data-hungry payments firms, authors say
HKMA and PBoC begin technical preparations for digital yuan pilot
HKMA CEO Yue says cross-border e-yuan will offer additional payment options to locals
Project Helvetia proves central banks can use tokenised assets – BIS
Benoît Cœuré says project marks “the beginning of the further evolution of central banking”
Pressure from Facebook may speed up digital euro development – panellists
ECB does not plan to announce whether it will proceed with digital euro proof of concept until mid-2021
Saudis and UAE say shared CBDC is technically possible
“Project Aber” shows DLT can be used to upgrade cross-border payments, central banks say
Pandemic accelerates decline in eurozone cash usage – ECB
During 2016-19 cash gradually declined as means of payment, but was still first option
Olli Rehn on AIT, market neutrality and EU fiscal policies
The Bank of Finland governor talks about the ECB’s strategy review, market failure on climate change, lessons from the sovereign debt crisis, and the Draghi legacy effect on Covid-19 responses
Stablecoins could allow for ‘embedded supervision’ – BIS paper
But authors say CBDCs may be a more effective means of achieving the same goal
The world’s first retail CBDC tiptoes into existence
The Bahamas’ e-solutions manager Bobby Chen speaks about how Covid-19 brought forward the nationwide launch of the ‘sand dollar’, and how limits and wallet types are affecting usage
CBDC could improve banking stability – Haldane
BoE chief economist envisages banking sector split between payments and credit provision