Central Bank Digital Currency

China

China Proposes Global Rules for Monitoring CBDCs

Tanzeel AkhtarMar 25, 2021

China is leading major nations in the development of a CBDC but the digital yuan project has raised concerns.

CBDCs

Jamaica’s Central Bank to Pilot CBDC Beginning in May

Tanzeel AkhtarMar 24, 2021

The Bank of Jamaica will pilot the CBDC in its fintech regulatory sandbox from May to December.

CBDCs

Bank of Japan Forms Committee to Coordinate CBDC Efforts

Tanzeel AkhtarMar 26, 2021

Through the committee, the BOJ said it will update the private sector and policymakers and seek input on the next steps regarding a CBDC.

CBDCs

Mastercard Launches Prepaid Card for World’s First CBDC in Bahamas

Jamie CrawleyFeb 17, 2021

The Bahamian Sand Dollar can now be used for payments anywhere Mastercard is accepted.

CBDCs

Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie

Bradley KeounJan 13, 2021

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

Central Bank Digital Currency

Central Bank Digital Currency

Bank of England Official Balks at Shielding Banks Against Digital Currencies: Report

Danny Nelson

Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe says protecting bank business models is not BoE's responsibility.

CBDCs

Debate Rages on Whether a Digital Dollar Will Unleash Inflation

Omkar Godbole

Some speculate that if the Fed implements a digital dollar, soaring inflation will soon follow.

E-krona

E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden’s Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age

Danny Nelson

Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for the central bank.

CBDCs

Central Banks Haven’t Made a Good Case for Digital Currencies: WSJ’s Heard on the Street

Kevin Reynolds

Central banks are rushing into digital currencies without considering how the risks might outweigh any benefits, the column argues.

Podcasts

Are Central Bank Coins the End of Financial Privacy?

Nathaniel Whittemore

As the European Union gets more serious about a digital euro, most central bank digital currencies intend to remove the anonymity of cash.

CBDC

Boston Fed Wants to Hire a Digital Currency Engineer

Danny Nelson

The one-year position will work on the Applied Fintech Research team's digital currency experiments.

Central Banks

World’s Oldest Central Bank Reviews Possible Digital Currency With Mixed Results

Sebastian Sinclair

Sweden's Riksbank has looked into the viability of central bank digital currencies for its local market.