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Discussions on a ‘Eurocoin’ has taken precedence over many meetings within the European Union (EU) and its financial counterpart, the European Central Bank (ECB). President Christine Lagarde, newly appointed in November 2019, chaired her first ECB press conference on December 12 and shared her stance on digital currency, and stablecoins in particular.
First year will see development of user interface for mobile, card and watch-based payments
Focus on retail CBDCs is a potential distraction from core central banking functions, says Sinha
The Bank of Lithuania said that central banks’ “parental controls” are obsolete when it comes to crypto assets.
Lithuania’s central bank notes national CBDC projects will not solve global payment inefficiencies
New developments of China’s central bank geared towards testing its digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) in the cities of Shenzhen and Suzhou. The People’s Bank of China, the country’s centra
We have deliberately chosen to limit our presentation, for pedagogical reasons, to the four fundamental periods represented by the emergence of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Libra and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currency) because no other event (derived or similar project) has had such an impact on the
Thomas Lee, the Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, known for his opinions on the Bitcoin and crypto market has sat down with Blockchain.News to discus
US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin told members of the US House Financial Services Committee Thursday that both he and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell feel there is 'no need' for the US to develop a digital currency in the near term. Currently, multiple
The central bank of France has indicated plans to pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions in 2020. The governor of the Bank of France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau stated that the bank will start the pilot test for the digital euro project by the end of Q1 2020, as reported by a French financial publication Les Echos on Dec 4.
Ghana is maintaining a cautious approach to cryptocurrencies despite its central bank’s plans to launch a CBDC pilot in 2020.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell do not anticipate the development of a national digital currency in the country.
The issuance of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has been making airwaves with nations, such as China, leading the hype. The Bank of Mauritius, the central bank of the Republic of Mauritius, se
Recent announcements have created waves in the blockchain industry. Binance has been making its way around the world, enabling better adoption and an overall understanding of crypto. With China’s P