Central Bank News

Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however.

The Bank of International Settlements has outlined plans to embark on a variety of CBDC trials worldwide this year.

Sweden’s central bank deputy governor recently updated the public on the country’s CBDC exploration.

The asset recently received the blessing of the Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association.

The Bank of France processed $2.4 million worth of fund units using a CBDC in December as part of ongoing experiments into blockchain and stablecoin technology.

China is building a new system to integrate international central bank digital currencies as part of its national blockchain project, the BSN.

In a recent interview, Lagarde said that Bitcoin has been used to conduct "funny business" and "totally reprehensible money laundering activity."

The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble.

The central bank of The Kyrgyz Republic has drafted regulations that recognize cryptocurrency exchanges in the country for the first time.

With the declared intent of reducing risk, the moves look to cut new investors off from opportunities to get out of the ruble.

Winners of the city's lottery will have 10 days to spend their gifted digital currency at any of 10,000 supported merchants.

The heirs to the Bank of England may think they’re still leading, but their only options are to follow crypto or get out of the way.

CBDCs are one of the major topics in crypto this year, and the experts that Cointelegraph spoke to have a lot to say about it.

The digital ruble will, most likely, take the place of other forms of money, but the intrigue is which ones: non-cash or cash?

Sweden is examining the risks and consequences of moving its economy to its e-krona digital currency.