This week in central bank digital currencies (CDBCs), the Federal Reserve sounds a note of caution about a nationwide digital currency, while Japan and Iran...
The Federal Reserve released its long-awaited working paper on the benefits and risks of creating a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) last week. In...
The regulatory environment is taking shape for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — but there’s hardly a clear-cut path forward, at least here in the...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Amazon U.K. is changing course and has decided to accept Visa after all, and the U.K.’s...
The Economic Affairs Committee at the U.K. House of Lords published a report on January 13 casting doubts about the benefits of creating a retail...
The biggest story of cryptocurrency this year is that it went mainstream. The best studies show that about 13% to 14% of Americans now own...
Looking back at just this week, it’s evident that the fight between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is alive and well. What makes...
Global banking network SWIFT is closing 2021 by highlighting its progress toward enabling cross-border frictionless transactions and looking ahead to 2022 as it sets the...
European Central Bank executive board member Fabio Panetta said during a lecture in Rome that cryptocurrencies and digital assets won’t benefit society or the wider...