Central Bank Digital Currencies

Exploring Cross-Border Use Cases of CBDCs
Exploring Cross-Border Use Cases of CBDCs
105 countries are exploring a potential CBDC, according to The Atlantic Council. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the latest developments o...
Exploring Cross-Border Use Cases of CBDCs

EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3
EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3
A retail digital euro will, in the first stage, only enable payments initiated by people, rather than allowing businesses to settle invoices, issue paychecks or be used in dec...
EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3

Global Sanctions Against Russia Opened a New Door for China’s Digital Yuan?
Global Sanctions Against Russia Opened a New Door for China’s Digital Yuan?
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow Darrell Duffie joins “First Mover” to discuss new research from the Hoover Institute regarding China’s digital yu...
Global Sanctions Against Russia Opened a New Door for China’s Digital Yuan?

Global Sanctions Against Russia Opened a New Door for China’s Digital Yuan?
Global Sanctions Against Russia Opened a New Door for China’s Digital Yuan?
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow Darrell Duffie joins “First Mover” to discuss new research from the Hoover Institute regarding China’s digital yu...
Global Sanctions Against Russia Opened a New Door for China’s Digital Yuan?

Bank of America: CBDCs 'More Effective' Than Cash
Bank of America: CBDCs ‘More Effective’ Than Cash
In a new research paper, Bank of America, the U.S.’ second-largest bank by total assets, called central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) “a much more effective payment system t...
Bank of America: CBDCs 'More Effective' Than Cash

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation
SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her take on crypto regulation as the SEC’s authority garners attention from Congress. “All of us are going to be chal...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation

Hester Peirce on SEC's Role in Crypto Regulations, Stablecoins, CBDCs
Hester Peirce on SEC’s Role in Crypto Regulations, Stablecoins, CBDCs
Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren urging the SEC to figure out its role in crypto regulation, SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce clarifies what the SEC can and...
Hester Peirce on SEC's Role in Crypto Regulations, Stablecoins, CBDCs

US Senators Ask Team USA to Boycott China’s Digital Yuan at 2022 Olympics
US Senators Ask Team USA to Boycott China’s Digital Yuan at 2022 Olympics
As central banks around the world race to establish a CBDC, Republican senators Marsha Blackburn, Cynthia Lummis and Roger Wicker are calling on the U.S. national team to effe...
US Senators Ask Team USA to Boycott China’s Digital Yuan at 2022 Olympics

BIS, IMF, World Bank: Central Banks Must Consider Cross-Border Implications of CBDCs
BIS, IMF, World Bank: Central Banks Must Consider Cross-Border Implications of CBDCs
In a paper published Friday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said central banks worldwide should be focused more on cross-border settlement issues than domestic i...
BIS, IMF, World Bank: Central Banks Must Consider Cross-Border Implications of CBDCs

European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
The European Central Bank (ECB) said Wednesday it would move from discussion to exploration in its plans to develop a eurozone central bank digital currency (CBDC). “The Hash”...
European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project