A new report reveals that 134 countries, covering 98% of the global economy, are exploring digital currencies, with 44 currently piloting CBDCs. Central bank digital currencies are gaining widespread attention, with nearly 99% of the global economy n

China’s digital yuan initiative has advanced considerably, backed by over a decade of research and four years of pilot experimentation, according to Lu Lei, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). Trials for the Chinese central bank dig

The North Carolina General Assembly has overridden Governor Roy Cooper’s veto to enact a bill prohibiting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. The Senate voted 27-17, securing the required supermajority. The bill bars payments using C

The deal will see Emtech’s CBDC solutions and its regulatory and compliance sandboxes integrated into Accenture’s offerings.

A Senate veto-busting vote saw 12 Democrats who initially voted for North Carolina’s CBDC banning bill switch to backing Governor Roy Cooper’s veto.

The Central Bank of Brazil disclosed a new set of use cases that will be part of the second phase of the ongoing pilot of its drex CBDC. Among the 13 instances selected from the 46 presented are platforms for tokenizing real estate, liquidity pools f

Brazil's Central Bank has selected 13 themes for the second phase of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot, Drex, focusing on testing financial services through smart contracts managed by third parties.

The Central Bank of Brazil has hinted at implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and data monetization processes into Drex, its central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a recent presentation, Roberto Campos Neto, the Central Bank of Brazil’s presid

The HKMA has launched a sandbox for Project Ensemble, with initial participants including Bank of China, HSBC, Ant Digital and HashKey.

New research indicates that in countries where central bank digital currencies have been adopted or are under consideration, well-being is low.

In the last few years, a conversation has arisen surrounding the implementation of what is known as Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs

The Bank of England (BoE) wants to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) and wholesale central bank digital currencies or CBDC (wCBDC). These experiments will map the dynamics of the payments lands

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to introduce its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2029. The Philippine central bank’s CBDC initiative is near its proof-of-concept completion.

In this election cycle, former US President Donald Trump has consistently made headlines due to his newfound support for Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto industry. His stance goes beyond advocacy,

COTI, along with 14 other fintech firms, has been selected to participate in the Bank of Israel’s Digital Shekel Challenge, which aims to explore the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CB

The second phase of the Kazakhstan central bank digital currency pilot focused on control of its many potential uses.