Singapore Launches Tokenized Bill Trial with CBDC Settlements
TLDR Singapore to trial tokenized bills settled with CBDC, testing tokenization in real-world finance. Chia Der Jiun confirms asse...
Asia Morning Briefing: Hong Kong’s FinTech Week Belonged to Stablecoins, Not CBD...
Once the future of digital money, central bank digital currencies barely featured this year as Hong Kong’s focus shifted to stable...
CBDC with Stablecoin Mechanics: Indonesia’s Digital Rupiah to Be Backed by Gover...
Bank Indonesia launches plans for a digital rupiah backed by government bonds, reflecting ongoing efforts to integrate blockchain...
ECB Pushes For 2029 CBDC Launch — The Digital Euro Era Nears
European Central Bank officials kept a clear target this week: launch the digital euro in 2029. That goal was described as realist...
Chainlink Powers Cross-Chain e-HKD Settlement With Fidelity and ANZ
TLDR: Chainlink’s CCIP powered cross-chain settlement in Hong Kong’s e-HKD Phase 2 pilot with ANZ and Fidelity. The e-HKD report c...
Kyrgyzstan Launches National Stablecoin, Sets Up Cryptocurrency Reserve: CZ
The country has also legally recognized its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital som, with plans to pilot government-...
State Street Says Institutions to Double Digital Asset Exposure by 2028
TLDR: Over half of global institutions expect 10–24% of their assets to be tokenized by 2030, led by private markets. Around 60% p...
Uganda Unleashes $5.5B Tokenization Push and CBDC Pilot as Kenya Finalizes Crypt...
The Uganda CBDC pilot, backed by treasury bonds, has been initiated with a $5.5B tokenization push by GSN and Diacente Group, foll...
Shanghai Digital Yuan Center Propels China’s Ambition in Global Payment Systems...
China has opened a new digital yuan operations center in Shanghai for cross-border payment and blockchain services.The post Shang...
Russia Finance Ministry Calls for Crypto Strategy to Boost Economy
TLDR Russia’s finance ministry advocates for a unified strategy to incorporate cryptocurrencies and the digital ruble into the eco...