Central Bank Digital Currency news and trends

Stripe, Paxos CEOs Say Payments Ecosystem Needs Stablecoins and Blockchain but Not CBDC
Blockchain // March 11, 2025

Payment stablecoins, blockchain and other digital innovations, including tokenization, will enable more efficient money movement across the globe, while ensuring primacy of the U.S. dollar in transactions and trade, executives and other industry experts told lawmakers Tuesday (March 11). Get the Full Story Complete the...

French Hill Favors Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins, Ban on CBDC
Cryptocurrency // March 11, 2025

House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, R-Arkansas, said Tuesday (March 11) that he supports the development of a federal framework for payment stablecoins and opposes the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Will America’s Crypto Push Help Birth a Digital Euro?
CBDC // February 06, 2025

The digital dollar may be off the table for now, following a recent executive order. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Trump’s Executive Order Aligns Stablecoins With Maintenance of Dollar Supremacy
Cryptocurrency // January 24, 2025

President Donald Trump’s executive order on digital assets issued Thursday (Jan. 23) will reportedly boost stablecoins and issuers like Tether Holdings and Circle Internet Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Interviews & Exclusives
Making Sense of Trump’s CBDC Ban and Crypto Stockpile Order

January 24, 2025
Nearly a week into his presidency, and Donald Trump has yet to mention bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]

From Remittances to Retail: Why Ripple Believes CBDCs Will Change Global Payments

September 05, 2023
As currency becomes increasingly digitized, more end users are able to reap its benefits, in turn feeding an underlying network effect of increased market participants and inclusion. Get the Full...

BritCoin Insider Says Innovations Built on CBDCs Will Change Nature of Finance 

July 18, 2023
As you read this, the very nature of money is being interrogated and experimentally reshaped. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Circle Says Lack of Direct EMI Access to EU Central Bank Accounts Stifles Payments Innovation

May 19, 2023
To access central bank accounts in the European Union (EU) today, electronic money token (EMT) issuers, and by extension all electronic money institutions (EMIs), have no choice but to rely...

Quick Reads
French Hill Favors Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins, Ban on CBDC

March 11, 2025
House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, R-Arkansas, said Tuesday (March 11) that he supports the development of a federal framework for payment stablecoins and opposes the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

Will America’s Crypto Push Help Birth a Digital Euro?

February 06, 2025
The digital dollar may be off the table for now, following a recent executive order. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Trump’s Executive Order Aligns Stablecoins With Maintenance of Dollar Supremacy

January 24, 2025
President Donald Trump’s executive order on digital assets issued Thursday (Jan. 23) will reportedly boost stablecoins and issuers like Tether Holdings and Circle Internet Financial. Get the Full Story Complete...

Fed Governor Waller: No Need for CBDC

November 12, 2024
The private sector should lead the evolution of payments, while the Federal Reserve should be ready to solve problems that can’t be handled by the private sector alone, Federal Reserve...