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 Czech National Bank's Tomas Holub said in an interview that central bank digital currencies raise more questions than answers right now.
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen.
The U.K.'s central bank is discussing the possibility of launching a digital currency, perhaps in several years.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is about to decide which firm will develop a blockchain platform that could speed the processing of bank users' ID information.
Zimbabwe's central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country’s hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by "mobile money agents" this week.
Sweden's Riksbank has looked into the viability of central bank digital currencies for its local market.
The Bank of Canada is preparing to design its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), detailing its plans in a new job posting.
The Bank of Korea has set up a legal panel to advise on possible regulatory sticking points for a future CBDC issuance.
Crypto custodian Copper is joining the Official Monetary and Financial Institution Forum's new think tank to discuss how central banks are evaluating digital currencies.
The central bank claims to have distributed 'part' of a recent $13 billion bank "liquidity enhancement" using blockchain tech.
Russia's is eyeing use cases for blockchain even as proposed legislation will clamp down on crypto.
India's commercial banks can indeed provide banking services to traders and firms dealing in cryptocurrencies, the RBI has clarified.
CBDCs might seem to be anathema to the mission statement of bitcoin, but they may prove to be a valuable on-ramp for new investors.
Forty-six central banks would consider a broader form of distributed ledger technology for a CBDC but aren't crazy about putting it on a blockchain.