Canada’s experiment with the digital dollar is over, at least for now. The Bank of Canada announced recently that after years of exploring the idea of a...
New research shows that 134 countries are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Those countries account for 98% of the world’s economy, according to findings released Tuesday...
Fraud detection and prevention are among the many promises blockchain technology holds. But unlike certain other far-from-realized promises, the security of on-chain digitization is finding...
The technology for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) already exists. And as dozens of countries around the world have proven, in less time than it...
Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...
In testimony before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the idea of the United States adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is far from being...
British lawmakers say they’re still not sure their country needs a digital currency. “It must be clearly evidenced that a retail digital pound will provide...
We could be witnessing the twilight of private cryptocurrencies, says one of Singapore’s top central bankers. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Ravi Menon argued Tuesday (Nov....
A leading financial regulator in the United States is issuing a warning about stablecoins. Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, told...