Germany’s central bank backs stablecoins, CBDC amid US tension
Germany’s Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel urges Europe to boost economic independence, backing a digital euro and euro stablecoins…
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South Africa finds no ‘strong immediate need’ for a retail CBDC
South Africa’s central bank believes that a retail CBDC is “technically feasible” and could be implemented to align…
Malaysia explores tokenization for on-chain settlement
Malaysia’s central bank is working with banks on tokenized deposits as an on-chain settlement complement to the wholesale…
Australia’s new ‘crypto’ rules set industry standards on VASPs
Exchanges and VASPs in Australia holding digital assets must meet the same ‘general obligations’ the financial sector adheres…
Bank of Korea rejects BTC reserve, announces CBDC tests
The BOK revealed that it will launch an experiment for its retail CBDC starting April, but it won’t…
Namibia defies IMF’s report, presses on with CBDC project
The IMF wrote a report saying Namibia doesn’t need a retail CBDC and should explore other options a…
Namibia doesn’t need a CBDC: IMF
An IMF mission that worked with the Bank of Namibia says it should focus on improving existing digital…
Bank of England Governor supports wholesale and retail CBDCs
At the Group of Thirty’s 39th Annual International Banking Seminar, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey emphasized the need to…
Hong Kong expands e-HKD; Canada, Australia abandon retail CBDCs
Hong Kong’s HKMA launched the second phase of its CBDC pilot, while Canada and Australia are shifting their…
Bank of Canada just says no to retail CBDC in reshuffling of priorities
Regulating and speeding up payments without a CBDC are more important to the Canadian central bank. Czytaj więcej…