U.S. lawmakers move to block a Federal Reserve CBDC as XRP Ledger activity rises and RLUSD stablecoin liquidity expands.

Japan’s central bank is running blockchain settlement experiments and advancing tokenized central bank money initiatives ...

A group of US lawmakers is uniting to prevent the US central bank from ever issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), ...

Bank of Japan tests blockchain for settlements, explores CBDC, and advances digital infrastructure to strengthen payment stability and innovation.

The Bank of Japan will launch sandbox experiments to settle bank reserves using blockchain technology. The initiative aims to enable 24/7 instant interbank and securities ...

Few financial topics have stirred more debate in recent years than the prospect of a government-issued digital currency. A ...

MetaMask, a web3 Ethereum Network cryptocurrency wallet, recently announced a new integration with a major U.S. payments and fintech firm. According to a blog post, the new integration will allow ...

More and more countries, including the leading global economies, such as the U.S., India, and European states, are gearing up to develop their centrally-issued digital currencies. Yes, the pandemic ...

Blockchain, the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), is not the right solution for a central bank digital currency, according to an economist at Switzerland’s central bank.

Led by Belgian financial services firm Euroclear, the latest French CBDC trial involved a system by tech giant IBM. The central bank of France continues actively exploring a central bank digital ...