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Hong Kong (Kanok Sulaiman/Getty Images)
CBDCs Can Work With Stablecoins, Central Bank Trial Finds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority claims its retail central bank digital currency prototype safeguards flexibility and privacy.
Hong Kong (Kanok Sulaiman/Getty Images)

Landmark CBDC Test Backed by China, Thailand and Hong Kong Deemed Success, BIS Says
Landmark CBDC Test Backed by China, Thailand and Hong Kong Deemed Success, BIS Says
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said a project involving multiple Asian central bank digital currencies (CBDC) has been deemed a success, facilitating over $22 mi...
Landmark CBDC Test Backed by China, Thailand and Hong Kong Deemed Success, BIS Says

The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
‘Prohibitive’ Global Crypto Capital Norms Could ‘Derail’ Market, TradFi Groups Say
Banks want to see caps on bitcoin holdings increased fivefold under planned global standards
The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Financial market traders are lobbying for gentler crypto rules (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Don’t Penalize Crypto in Banking Rules, Futures Industry Group Says
Planned capital requirements for bitcoin could undermine financial reforms and make it harder to curb risks, a group representing the futures industry is to tell the Basel Com...
Financial market traders are lobbying for gentler crypto rules (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Several central banks successfully piloted a CBDC trial, the Bank for International Settlements said Tuesday. (Twenty47studio/Getty Images)
Landmark International CBDC Test Deemed Success, BIS Says
Over $22 million in foreign exchange was aided via the pilot involving China, Thailand and Hong Kong, the Bank for international Settlements said
Several central banks successfully piloted a CBDC trial, the Bank for International Settlements said Tuesday. (Twenty47studio/Getty Images)

Regulators are struggling to fit decentralized finance into existing norms (ezoom/Getty Images)
International Regulators Struggle With How to Oversee DeFi
Standard setters want to tackle the growing decentralized finance sector, but they aren’t sure how to do it.
Regulators are struggling to fit decentralized finance into existing norms (ezoom/Getty Images)

IMF officials want to make cross-border payments easier by using digital currency. (William Potter/Getty Images)
New Global CBDC Platform Could Cut Payment Costs, IMF Says
The International Monetary Fund remains skeptical about a private system, but is pushing for new ideas on state-backed digital currencies.
IMF officials want to make cross-border payments easier by using digital currency. (William Potter/Getty Images)

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations. (Janine Bolon/Pixabay)
International Standard Setters Publish Guidance on Stablecoin Regulations
The two groups recommend that stablecoins be treated the same as other assets that perform a transfer function.
International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations. (Janine Bolon/Pixabay)

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)
France Starts Second Stage of Wholesale CBDC Experiments, Central Bank Governor Says
Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau said the work ensures that France stands ready to bring central bank money as a settlement asset as early as 2023.
Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)

Basel, Switzerland, home to the Bank for International Settlements (trabantos/Getty Images)
BIS Calls for Global Collaboration With CBDC Designs
The Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements on Monday released a report produced in collaboration with the IMF and World Bank.
Basel, Switzerland, home to the Bank for International Settlements (trabantos/Getty Images)