The pace at which the cryptocurrency market landscape changes and the tempo at which decisions must be made can create a dynamic environment for a...
The Bank of Canada is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a 12-month research project that’s focused on the design of...
Deciding whether to create a digital dollar was a key part of an executive order President Joe Biden announced Wednesday morning (March 9) to create...
Saying the “rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce American leadership in the global financial system and at the technological frontier,” President Joe...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a paper on February 9, “Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency,” analyzing the experiences of six central...
One of the big promises of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is that they are usable anywhere paper currencies are accepted. That is to say,...
In payments, in the war between cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) that continues to take shape, it is the infrastructure — the rails,...
This week in central bank digital currencies (CDBCs), the Federal Reserve sounds a note of caution about a nationwide digital currency, while Japan and Iran...
The Federal Reserve released its long-awaited working paper on the benefits and risks of creating a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) last week. In...