Central bank-issued cryptocurrency could bring economic welfare gains for Canada and the U.S., according to a researcher from Canada's central bank.
South Korea's central bank has announced that it does not plan to launch its own digital currency over fears it could destabilize the economy.
Thailand's central bank is examining how a blockchain-based digital currency could make interbank settlement both faster and cheaper.
Hong Kong's de facto central bank has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a government official said on Wednesday.
The Bank of Japan said it has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency due to concerns over financial stability.
The head of Chile's central bank has said he believes a central bank-issued digital currency may be "many years" from coming to fruition.
Russia's central bank believes the time is right to develop and launch its own digital currency, one of its senior officials said today.