Central Bank Digital Currency

India Proposes CBDC That Can Function Offline
India Proposes CBDC That Can Function Offline
May 06, 2024  |  CBDC

India’s central bank wants its digital currency to be available without internet access. “One of the key features of cash is that it works offline,” Reserve...

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Swiss National Bank Chairman Says Retail CBDC Too Risky
Swiss National Bank Chairman Says Retail CBDC Too Risky
April 08, 2024  |  CBDC

Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan said Monday (April 8) that the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued to the general public would outweigh...

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Swift Finds Connector Can Enable Wide Range of CBDC Transactions
Swift Finds Connector Can Enable Wide Range of CBDC Transactions
March 25, 2024  |  CBDC

Swift has released the results of the second phase of industry-wide sandbox testing on its central bank digital currency (CBDC) interlinking solution. The findings suggest...

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GOP Pushes to Ban CBDCs Over Privacy Concerns
GOP Pushes to Ban CBDCs Over Privacy Concerns
February 27, 2024  |  CBDC

Five Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would block the digital dollar. The “CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act,” announced Monday (Feb. 26), would prevent the Federal...

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ECB Drafts First Chapters of Digital Euro Rulebook
ECB Drafts First Chapters of Digital Euro Rulebook
January 05, 2024  |  CBDC

The European Central Bank (ECB) Rulebook Development Group (RDG) has drafted the first chapters of a digital euro rulebook. This first draft follows the legislative...

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BIS: CBDCs Need Risk Management Framework to Counter ’Operational Risks’
BIS: CBDCs Need Risk Management Framework to Counter ’Operational Risks’
December 01, 2023  |  CBDC

Scores of central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives are in the works or already active — and yet pose some key concerns for central banks....

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IMF, World Bank and BIS Collaborating on Uses of Tokenization
IMF, World Bank and BIS Collaborating on Uses of Tokenization
November 28, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have reportedly joined forces to explore the concept of tokenization. This collaboration aims to leverage tokenization...

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Singapore Banking Chief: Private Crypto Has ‘Miserably Failed’
Singapore Banking Chief: Private Crypto Has ‘Miserably Failed’
November 28, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

We could be witnessing the twilight of private cryptocurrencies, says one of Singapore’s top central bankers. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Ravi Menon argued Tuesday (Nov....

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Unveils Plans for Digital Money 
Monetary Authority of Singapore Unveils Plans for Digital Money 
November 16, 2023  |  CBDC

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at ensuring the secure and innovative utilization of digital money in the country.  These...

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