European Central Bank calls for merchants to participate in digital euro pilot
The 12-month test will put a beta version of the central bank currency through online, mobile, in-store and peer-to-peer payments.
ECB Digital Euro Report Keeps Preparation Phase Moving
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Fed Research Compares Wholesale CBDC Settlement With Tokenized Deposits
A Federal Reserve research paper has compared wholesale CBDC settlement with tokenized commercial bank deposits, adding another of...
ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance...
Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain...
Japan targets early 2030s launch for blockchain-based stock and bond settlement...
Japan's regulators are racing to modernize national settlement systems to prevent institutional investors and foreign capital from...
Japan to start stocks and bonds tokenization development plans this year
Japan's regulators are racing to modernize national settlement systems to prevent institutional investors and foreign capital from...
China triples its e-CNY network in 2026 as 8 more banks join the CBDC push this...
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) added 20 new operators this year across two rounds of expansions, including eight additions this...