Stablecoins
Payments Benchmarks 2026 report – upgrades and alignment
Many payments upgrades are in the pipeline as central banks look for efficiency and interoperability
Trust must remain bedrock of monetary system – panel
Speakers emphasised need for regulatory alignment and common standards as payments evolve
Zoltán Kurali on Hungary’s reserves strategy and euro adoption
Deputy governor speaks about portfolio positioning amidst geopolitical volatility, AI, CBDC and the future of the forint
Regs, not tech, create most cross-border payment issues – panel
One speaker tells London Meetings that ‘last mile’ compliance causes 80% of delays
South Africa signals cautious stance on stablecoins
Deputy governor asks if they are efficient payment method or a means of circumventing regulations
Nigeria to reposition its struggling CBDC
Central bank says it will focus instrument on government-to-person and cross-border payments
Norges Bank says third of crypto owners had ‘negative’ experience
Biannual survey shows most Norwegians have never heard of DeFi or stablecoins
Working group minutes: tokenised platforms vs synchronisation
Central bankers weigh up merits of emerging technologies and debate stablecoin use cases
Euro ‘more appealing’ for both invoicing and reserves, ECB finds
Bank’s annual report on currency’s use draws on findings from Central Banking’s benchmarking
Stablecoins’ systemic risks must be monitored, says Kashkari
Providers incentivised to invest in risky assets as they search for yield, Minneapolis Fed chief says
Don’t kill stablecoins by over-regulating them – Fed’s Waller
Digital assets will foster competition in payments and broaden US monetary sovereignty, governor says
Tether plans to launch stablecoin in Georgia
NBG governor Turnava welcomes investment at regulatory framework launch
High-value notes: default money for criminals?
Some experts say the notes are a boon for felons, and that central banks should stop issuing them
BoE accelerates multi-money, multi-asset tokenised agenda
Breeden urges ‘earnest’ work amid systemic risks from innovations abroad
RBA study finds no need for wider access to central bank money
Central bank says there is no ‘compelling case’ in report on wholesale tokenisation and settlement
BoJ’s Himino: Stablecoins strengthen dollar privilege
Deputy governor calls for ‘holistic’ system involving stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenisation and cash
Case for euro stablecoins ‘weaker than it appears’, says Lagarde
ECB president says settlement in tokenised markets must be anchored in central bank money
UK needs closer EU ties in multipolar world – BoE’s Bailey
Governor urges greater support for multilateral institutions to solve growing global imbalances
Politics and finance threaten independence – Schnabel
ECB board member says fiscal woes and deregulation may make central banks’ jobs impossible
Book notes: Redefining the monetary standard in the digital age, by Livio Stracca
A comprehensive and readable account of what digitalisation could mean for monetary policy
Geopolitics complicates stablecoin adoption, BIS paper finds
Weaponisation of financial infrastructure may hinder digital dollarisation, say researchers
Trends in reserve management 2026: survey results
101 central banks, responsible for $9.5trn+ reserves, reveal exclusive data on FX interventions, if the US dollar is still seen as a safe-haven currency and approaches to investing in 20+ currencies
Asean+3 to prioritise digital cross-border payment co-operation
Group looking to open joint forum on tokenisation and stablecoins
Podcast: The potential risks of the Genius Act
How the focus on issuers and reserve assets ignores the wider ecosystem