The findings show that cryptocurrency adoption has become a decisive global catalyst. The effect is especially strong in ...

The nonprofit Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) tracker, the organization announced at the same Oslo Freedom Forum event it hosts. The online tracker ...

Politico is reporting that a group of House conservatives are trying to tie a vote on Rep. Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) central bank digital currency bill to a deal on broader cryptocurrency legislation.

Saudi Arabia’s central bank stressed that no decision has been made to launch a CBDC, but it will continue to research use cases. The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) is ramping up its research into central ...

Blockchain-based payments and remittance firm Ripple has launched its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Platform, allowing central banks and financial institutions to issue digital currencies. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The HRF tracker website includes basic information on CBDCs, a full methodology for the tracker, and even “a way for ...

Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center Senior Director Josh Lipsky discusses the state of CBDCs across the globe, explaining how they have evolved this year and how they might be adopted in the future.

The South African Reserve Bank says it doesn’t see a need for a central bank digital currency in the near term, instead ...

South Africa has delayed its retail CBDC while its central bank focuses on modernising payments and reviewing digital ...

Yao Qian, the influential figure behind China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, is currently under investigation for suspected “violations of discipline and law.” Qian played a pivotal ...

Stablecoin issuer Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could turn money into a tool of surveillance. Download Roundtable app on App Store or Google Play Store to watch ...

Progress on central bank digital currencies has been relatively slow. But a flurry of tests near the end of the year suggest CBDC initiatives are improving their pace, as central banks try to ...