In 2020, the G20 leaders endorsed a roadmap to improve cross-border payments experiences and infrastructure. The goal was to make cross-border payments cheaper, faster, more transparent, and accessible by 2027 — and now, we are about halfway through that time horizon. In a sign of progress, the...
The Bank of Korea plans to launch a pilot program for its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the fourth quarter of 2024. The program will involve 100,000 selected South Korean citizens who will be able to use tokens in the form of CBDC issued by...
The hallmark of stablecoins has been instability. In a paper published this week by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the analysis shows that with a decade of trading history, none of the more than five dozen stablecoins observed were able to hang on to their...
As you read this, the very nature of money is being interrogated and experimentally reshaped. “There’s a huge global trend going on right now into exploring the intricacies, complexities, difficulties and benefits of leveraging the properties of DLT [decentralized ledger technology] for the financial system,”...
November 09, 2023
The hallmark of stablecoins has been instability. In a paper published this week by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the analysis shows that with a decade of trading history, none of the more than five dozen stablecoins observed were able to hang on to their pegs. Stablecoins, of course, are constructed to do just that: […]
July 18, 2023
As you read this, the very nature of money is being interrogated and experimentally reshaped. “There’s a huge global trend going on right now into exploring the intricacies, complexities, difficulties...
April 26, 2021
Focus may be on China’s progress with the digital yuan — and whether the dollar’s dominance will be threatened — but in the last few days, a slew of announcements...
November 30, 2023
The Bank of Korea plans to launch a pilot program for its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the fourth quarter of 2024. The program will involve 100,000 selected South Korean citizens who will be able to use tokens in the form of CBDC issued by commercial banks for purchasing goods, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Nov. 30). This […]
July 10, 2023
A new Bank of International Settlements (BIS) survey shows the increasing popularity of central bank digital currencies. The survey, released Monday (July 10), found that the share of central banks involved in some sort...
December 18, 2022
The Bank of International Settlements has set limits on banks’ exposure to crypto markets. An official announcement from the BIS issued Friday (Dec. 16) establishes a limit of 2% for...
October 26, 2022
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Wednesday (Oct. 26) published a report on Project mBridge, a four-nation collaborative pilot for cross-border central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The Hong Kong...
