CBDCs

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) said its Digital Dirham would launch for … UAE plans to launch digital dirham this year to boost financial inclusion and fight crimeRead more

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is adopting a cautious approach to the nationwide rollout of … Indian central bank in ‘no hurry’ to rollout CBDC nationwideRead more

Iran’s Central Bank is preparing to launch its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), called the … Irani central bank eyes CBDC, fintech progress to combat sanctionsRead more

The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled its second progress report on developing the digital euro … ECB unveils second report on digital euro, announces prototype testing for 2025Read more

The Missouri Senate introduced SB 194 on Dec. 1, proposing to ban central bank digital currencies … Missouri Senate introduces bill to disqualify CBDCs as legal tenderRead more

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has unveiled a comprehensive framework for designing retail central bank … BIS proposes hybrid retail CBDC model blending central bank oversight with private sector rolesRead more

The Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury reported significant progress in the design phase of … Bank of England advances design phase of ‘digital pound’ CBDCRead more

Riot Platforms vice president Pierre Rochard accused Ripple Labs of actively lobbying against the establishment of a Strategic … Ripple is the biggest obstacle for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in the US – Riot VPRead more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 23 establishing a new working group focused … Trump signs executive order to establish ‘strategic digital asset stockpile,’ form crypto working groupRead more

ECB board member Piero Cipollone said the expansion of US dollar-pegged stablecoins could potentially weaken European banks.