In a new report, bank consortium R3 compares two competing concepts for moving fiat currency to a blockchain or distributed ledger.
Singapore’s central bank has completed a distributed ledger trial focused on inter-bank payments, officials said today.
Central bank-issued digital currencies could stifle private-sector payments innovation, a senior Federal Reserve official said today.
The UAE's central bank isn't banning bitcoin, senior officials said in a statement today.
For Germany’s central bank, blockchain has proven to be a promising – if somewhat complicated – technology.
Nigeria’s central bank has a message for domestic institutions: don’t touch virtual currencies.
As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.
A new research paper published by South Africa’s FirstRand Bank argues blockchains could revolutionize central banking.
The European Central Bank is weighing the use of distributed ledger tech in partnership with Japan’s central bank.
A senior Bank of Japan official revealed new details about the bank's blockchain work today.
The UK’s central bank said last week that it wants its next-generation settlement system to be blockchain-compatible.
A research consultant for Canada's central bank has published a paper that envisions a world with a monetary standard based on bitcoin.
The Financial Stability Board, a group of central bank governors and financial regulators, has begun working on blockchain technology issues.