Central Bank

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Tests Blockchain App for Debt Sales

The central bank of Kazakhstan has revealed it is looking to harness blockchain tech to sell short-term notes to investors.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 June 2017
Ethereum

Tokenized Dollars: Singapore’s Central Bank Details New Blockchain Trial

Singapore's central bank has published new details of distributed ledger trial that saw it issue digital tokens tied to its national currency.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 May 2017
Central Bank

Bank of Canada: DLT Won’t Replace Canada’s Payment System

Canada's central bank likely won't launch a wholesale payment system based solely on distributed ledger tech.

Markets  ·  25 May 2017
Central Bank

Palestinian Government Said to Be Considering a Bitcoin-Like Currency

Palestine's monetary authority is reportedly looking to create its own digital currency.

Markets  ·  12 May 2017
Europe

ECB DLT Lead: Central Banks Won’t Compete on Blockchain Tech

CoinDesk's new one-on-one interview with the DLT lead at the European Central Bank explores the institution's current engagement on the tech.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2017
Central Bank

Norway’s Central Bank is Researching Anonymous Digital Currency

Norway’s central bank is in the early stages of researching a digital currency, one of its senior officials said last week.

Tech  ·  1 May 2017
Banking

Behind on Blockchain? Central Banks Are Catching Up Quick

A central bank blockchain consortium? That might be the natural next step given accelerating industry activity, argues CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson.

Business  ·  1 May 2017
Japan

Blockchain Could Expand Central Bank Access, Says Bank of Japan

Central banks could allow access around the clock if they used blockchains, a senior Bank of Japan official speculated last week.

Business  ·  24 April 2017
Banking

Cambodia’s Central Bank Signs Deal to Develop Blockchain Tech

Add Cambodia's central bank to the list of major financial market managers investigating blockchain and distributed ledger tech.

Business  ·  21 April 2017
Banking

The IMF Just Finished its First ‘High Level’ Meeting on Blockchain

The IMF just held a meeting of an advisory group on fintech – one that featured heavy representation from blockchain industry execs.

Business  ·  19 April 2017
UK

Bank of England: Next-Gen Settlement System Will Be DLT Compatible

After review, the UK central bank said today it will build the next version of its settlement system with distributed ledger tech in mind.

Business  ·  12 April 2017
Regulation

Philly Fed President Praises Blockchain’s Authentication Abilities

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia became the latest arm of the US central bank to discuss the impact of blockchain this week.

Markets  ·  5 April 2017
India

Indian Central Banker: Potential of Blockchain Currencies ‘Overstated’

A deputy governor for the Reserve Bank of India critiqued digital currencies such as bitcoin in a speech today.

Markets  ·  1 March 2017
Canada

Canada’s Central Bank is ‘Open’ to More Blockchain Tests

Canada’s central bank said it’s willing to try out more blockchain prototypes, according to one of its senior officials.

Tech  ·  23 February 2017
Canada

Project Jasper: Lessons From Bank of Canada’s First Blockchain Project

Canada's central bank discusses new takeaways from six months of distributed ledger experimentation.

Business  ·  10 February 2017