House Republicans are set to pass a bill that will block the Federal Reserve from implementing a central bank digital currency. Here is what CBDCs are and why privacy advocates fear them. This week, ...

The European Central Bank said on Thursday it could launch a pilot of its digital currency in 2027 provided it can secure ...

Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank, issued a statement on Friday touting the next phase of the EU's central bank digital currency pilot.

The House has passed legislation that would stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency, a victory for privacy advocates who argue that such a CBDC could give the federal ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission will continue to pursue changes to the definition of “exchange” and alternative trading systems, Chair Gary Gensler told attendees of the US ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This Fintech Note aims to analyze how the issuance of central bank digital currency (CBDC) could affect monetary operations ...

The financial giant, whose shareholders include the Japanese government, will introduce “DCJPY,” a digital currency developed by a Japanese digital currency startup DeCurret DCP, Reuters reported. The ...

On a special episode (first released on May 14) of The Excerpt podcast: There’s something to cold hard cash. You can hold it; you can smell it; it feels a certain way in your pocket. Earlier this year ...

A proposed GOP ban on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could pump the brakes on grand visions to reshape electronic payment access around the Federal Reserve. Republican lawmakers pushed the ban ...

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