A new guideline comes amid rising numbers of legal disputes in China over the ownership of digital currencies like bitcoin.
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.
Low-interest rates have removed one of the few remaining incentives for holding a bank account, meaning digital currency could be a better alternative, argues an economics analyst.
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Which digital currencies are most useful in a crisis, asks a Brazilian central banker. CBDCs, bitcoin or libra?
A digital yen could have serious unintended consequences, the Bank of Japan's deputy governor warned.
U.S. policymakers are worried CBDCs and crypto will harm the dollar's reserve status. But maybe they have it backwards, writes CoinDesk columnist Nic Carter.
Some of Japan's lawmakers fears a digital yuan could create economic disruption if it replaces the U.S. dollar in international markets.
Cambodia's central bank digital currency platform has the support of 11 national banks and will be used initially for domestic payments once launched at some point during the first fiscal quarter of this year.
Banque de France is seeking a blockchain analyst who will help the bank define a program for implementing digital currency.
The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire.
The race is on to build the best "stablecoin" – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.
Crypto exchange Gemini has hired former NYSE chief information officer Robert Cornish to serve as its first chief technology officer.