Tag Archives: CBDC

On October 18, the ECB Governing Council stated that it had decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project. The move into the preparation phase for a potential European CBDC follows the completion of a two-year investigation phase. The preparation stage will start on November 1 and will initially last two years. It will involve finalizing the digital euro rulebook, selecting technology providers, and testing. Our Governing Council has decided to move to the...

TL;DR Speculation suggests France might use XRP for its digital euro, backed by positive references from Banque de France. The European Union is progressing towards a digital euro with recent European Central Bank movements. Bhutan and Montenegro have already collaborated with Ripple for their CBDC efforts. Could XRP Find a Spot in France’s Future Financial Plans? Several X (Twitter) users have recently speculated that one of the leading European economies – France – might...

Currently, there are nine residents of the park. All of them will get access to ten government initiatives introduced to “boost the development” of the digital yuan ecosystem. The initiatives include payment solutions, smart contracts, hard wallets, and digital yuan promotion. The first industrial park has been opened in the Luohu district of Shenzhen, China, with a focus on developing China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – digital yuan or e-CNY. The official launching ceremony of...

Aside from the commercial bank, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will participate in the pilot to provide technical guidance and expertise to users.   South Korea has become the newest country to conduct a pilot program to explore the technical infrastructure necessary for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). On October 4, the Bank of Korea, with some of the country’s financial regulators, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS),...

BIS continues to warn that crypto data can be “manipulated or distorted”. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has unveiled a new platform it calls “Project Atlas”. According to the Wednesday announcement, the decentralized finance data platform will play an important role in the future regulation of crypto market participants. In a joint report with the Dutch and German central banks, BIS confirms that Project Atlas, which is merely a proof-of-concept for now, has been used to...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland just recently announced the successful completion of a new CBDC initiative called Project Mariana. This project tested cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) between financial institutions. BIS and Central Banks Collaborate on CBDC Test As per reports, the novel project leverages the concepts of Decentralized Finance...

As part of Project Marina, the three banks have collaborated with the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), for conducting CBDC cross-border settlements. The central banks of France, Switzerland, and Singapore collaborated with the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) to conduct a joint test for cross-border payments with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). On Thursday, September 28, the central bank – Banque de France – issued a report. Payments in CBDCs Project Mariana, a...

Despite entering the list of approved digital assets, PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin may not experience the instantaneous adoption initially anticipated following the launch.  Crypto.com, a Singapore-based digital assets trading platform, has formed a strategic alliance with PayPal and Paxos to strengthen its global standing as the preferred exchange for the PayPal stablecoin PYUSD. The move builds on the existing business relationship between PayPal and Crypto.com, enabling users to fund their...

According to the report, in some countries, central banks are directing their attention toward wholesale CBDCs, which are designed to facilitate the settlement of interbank transfers and other wholesale transactions. Agustin Carstens, the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has urged countries to take immediate action in establishing clear legal frameworks to support the implementation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The BIS chief made this appeal...

The Bank of Russia is contemplating 2025 to be the year when the digital ruble, the local central bank digital currency (CBDC), may see widespread adoption in the country. This move indicates the central bank’s strategic approach to modernizing the payment landscape in the nation. Olga Skorobogatova, the first deputy governor of the Bank of Russia, emphasized that the digital ruble is viewed as an additional payment method alongside existing options like the Faster Payments...