Is South Korea prioritizing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) over stablecoins? As CoinDesk notes in a report Tuesday (April 21), the new governor of the country’s central bank used his first address in office to focus on the former while making no mention of the latter. Shin...
India’s central bank has reportedly proposed that BRICS countries link their digital currencies. The goal here is to ease cross-border trade and tourism payments and reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 19) citing two sources familiar with the matter. These sources...
Two of the planet’s most cashless societies are now reexamining their move from paper money. As The Guardian reported Sunday (March 16), Sweden and Norway have the lowest amount of cash in circulation — in terms of percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) — out...
If the U.K. adopts a digital currency, citizens shouldn’t expect cash and coins to disappear. That’s according to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, who said Saturday (Oct. 26) that the central bank will continue to provide paper money “for as long as people want.” ...
May 29, 2024
The technology for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) already exists. And as dozens of countries around the world have proven, in less time than it took to read this sentence, digital money issued by a sovereign bank can effectively settle in near real-time using distributed ledger technology (DLT). That fact alone could change a lot […]
February 06, 2024
In recent years, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has emerged as a driving force in the digital payments space, with the region’s rapid technology adoption and changing consumer behaviors positioning it...
May 20, 2026
Before returning to office, President Donald Trump promised to outlaw central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). But Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), told CoinDesk Tuesday (May 19) that the market could overrule the White House. Global market dynamics make a digital dollar inevitable, Massad said during the Digital Money Summit 2026 in London. He […]
April 21, 2026
Is South Korea prioritizing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) over stablecoins? As CoinDesk notes in a report Tuesday (April 21), the new governor of the country’s central bank used his first address...
January 19, 2026
India’s central bank has reportedly proposed that BRICS countries link their digital currencies. The goal here is to ease cross-border trade and tourism payments and reduce reliance on the U.S....
March 16, 2025
Two of the planet’s most cashless societies are now reexamining their move from paper money. As The Guardian reported Sunday (March 16), Sweden and Norway have the lowest amount of...
