Central Bank News

ECB’s governing council Jens Weidmann has said that while stablecoins offer opportunities for prosperity, users should be vigilant.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann spoke in favor of Facebook’s Libra during a recent G7 event, a report says.

Fed Chairman Powell has said that a globally prevalent cryptocurrency could conceivably remove the need for reserve currencies.

Mark Carney discussed the problems Libra must address prior to launch, while noting the problems it aims to solve, commenting that they do indeed need a solutio...

Governor of Iranian Central Bank revealed that the government has prepared parts of an executive law to authorize crypto mining.

Central Bank of Germany representative Burkhard Balz says that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to financial stability.

The deputy governor of Mexico's central bank argued that a CBDC of “less than full anonymity” is not interesting for the public.

In a new economic roadmap, the government of Turkey has included a blockchain-based central bank digital currency.

Arthur Hayes claimed that even if Libra has limited success, PayPal in particular has no chance of succeeding.

Philip Green triggered the wrath of crypto proponents online as the ECB says it has no plans to add bitcoin to its reserves.

The People’s Bank of China blockchain trade finance solution processed $4.36 billion in foreign exchange transactions since its inception.

European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said that financial regulators must act fast to prepare for Facebook’s Libra stablecoin.

Taxing people to store money will drive them to cash, which authorities can’t afford to eliminate, says Bank of Japan deputy.

Nobel laureate in economics Joseph Eugene Stiglitz claimed that “every currency is based on trust, but only a fool would trust Facebook’s Libra.”

Augustin Carstens revealed the ‘bank of central banks’ is actively supporting members’ efforts to issue tokens.