Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech Thursday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium highlights how much has changed over the past year.
The 12-member team will submit their findings – and propose a CBDC issuance model – to the central bank in 180 days.
CoinDesk has learned the Bank of England's new settlement system is being built so it can be forwards compatible with a digital currency.
The comments mark a shift in priority for Japan as it seeks to counter the economic threat from regional rival China.
A director at the IMF has spoken of the value the private sector could bring to central bank digital currencies, should they be adopted by nations.
The one-year position will work on the Applied Fintech Research team's digital currency experiments.
The commission’s technology advisory committee made several presentations on various blockchain applications including CBDCs and digital tokens during a four-hour-long remote meeting last Thursday.
The Bank of France’s central bank digital currency experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked.
Thailand's digital currency is backed by the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, which have grown by $25 billion over the past 12 months.
The Bahamas is betting its mobile phone-based digital currency could be the key to faster post-disaster economic recovery.
As rivals and allies move forward with their own CBDC plans, Japan will seriously consider a digital yen as part of this year's policy agenda.
Didi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement trial of China's central bank digital currency on its on-demand transportation platform.
BoA researchers anticipate China's digital yuan might make a dent in the greenback’s global hegemony.
The Italian Banking Association announced its banks are interested in piloting a digital euro.
The Bank of Canada is preparing to design its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), detailing its plans in a new job posting.