Digital currency
Dollar stablecoins would reintroduce credit risk – Cipollone
ECB board member makes renewed case for digital euro, announces collateral management system
SEC officials issue conflicting statements on stablecoins
Commissioner slams statement for understating risks
‘Liberation day’ was not peak uncertainty – Schnabel
EU was “not born to screw the US, but to make Europe thrive”, says ECB board member
Buch: geopolitical risk is ‘our new business as usual’
ECB supervision chief tells EU parliament there is no trade-off between growth and effective supervision
Bank of Russia to allow wealthy investors to trade crypto
Bank says proposal follows direct instructions from Putin, but reiterates risks
Most people would not switch to digital euros – ECB research
Consumers would only allocate a small portion of €10,000 if given the choice, paper says
ECB framework needs ‘few tweaks’ – panellists
Digital euro is “even more important” in the wake of Trump CBDC ban, says BdF governor
Central Banking Awards 2025: first winners announced
Awards go to central bank of the year, reserve manager, risk manager and more
Working group minutes: facing up to CBDC adoption challenges
Participants at Cape Town meeting saw drawbacks to digital currency versus other payment methods
Fintech Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Benchmarks shed light on research priorities, progress with CBDC and use of cloud
Trump names assets for US crypto strategic reserve
Announcement triggers rally for bitcoin, ethereum, XRP, solana and cardano
Crypto custody a bit(coin) closer after US accounting U-turn
Federal banking supervisors expected to eventually relax regimes for safeguarding digital assets
Digital euro could aid EU competitiveness – Cipollone
ECB board member argues for CBDC as bank says national card payment schemes are declining
Iraq to develop CBDC as part of wider digitisation drive
Central bank governor says e-payment methods will gradually supplant paper money
Preference for cash ‘can inhibit digital payment innovations’
Panellists at Central Banking Spring Meetings discuss hurdles and opportunities in sector
Stablecoins can bolster dollar’s international role, says Waller
Fed governor also warns against domestic and international regulatory fragmentation
CNB takes next step towards adopting bitcoin
Board approves governor’s proposal to look at “additional asset classes”, which could include crypto
Trump says ‘no’ to CBDCs
Digital asset schism between US and eurozone widens
Bank Indonesia’s YouTube channel hacked
Hackers streamed bitcoin-related content before page was restored
Trumps launch cryptocurrencies ahead of inauguration
Donald’s and Melania’s meme coins come as administration signals crypto-friendly regulatory stance
Finland’s fintech head on retail CBDCs versus instant payments
Payments unit leader Aleksi Grym discusses overlaps and synergies for retail CBDCs and instant payment systems in Finland and the eurozone